Gender differences in writing self-beliefs of elementary school students

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-61

  Pajares, Frank ^a   Miller, David M ^b   Johnson, Margaret J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084371     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.1.50     Document Type: Article

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