The quality of experience of Asian American adolescents in academic activities: An exploration of educational achievement

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-262

  Asakawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly ^b  

^a Shikoku Gakuin University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0032390911     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0802_4     Document Type: Article

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