Parents' education, cognitive ability, educational expectations and educational attainment: Interactive effects

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 419-441

  Ganzach, Yoav ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0039257515     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709900158218     Document Type: Article

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