The model student? An investigation of Chinese Australian students' academic achievement, studying, and causal attributions for academic success and failure

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 208-215

  Dandy, Justine ^a   Nettelbeck, Ted ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034345239     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060008257480     Document Type: Article

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