Developmental aspects in students' course selection

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-168

  Babad, Elisha ^a   Darley, John M ^b   Kaplowitz, Henry ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084378     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.1.157     Document Type: Article

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