Approaches to study of three Chinese national groups

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 429-441

  Smith, Swee Noi ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGAPORE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTIVATION; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035463084     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709901158604     Document Type: Article

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