Academic control and action control in the achievement of college students: A longitudinal field study

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 776-789

  Perry, Raymond P ^a   Hladkyj, Steven ^a   Pelletier, Sarah T ^c   Pekrun, Reinhard H ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0035541373     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.93.4.776     Document Type: Article

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