Field Dependence, Academic Achievement, and Career Orientations: A Study of Chinese High School Students

Gifted and Talented International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-39

  Dai, David Yun ^a   Davis, J Kent ^b  

^a Purdue University ^*  (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038713061     PISSN: 15332276     EISSN: 24709565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332276.01.11672875     Document Type: Article

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