Nonintellectual learning factors as determinants for success in college

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-297

  Larose, Simon ^a   Robertson, Donald U ^a   Roy, Roland ^a   Legault, Frédéric ^a  

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EID: 0032093698     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018776917403     Document Type: Article

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