Predictors of academic performance during early adolescence: A contextual view

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 541-548

  Mullis, Ronald L ^a   Rathge, Richard ^b   Mullis, Ann K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242456053     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000172     Document Type: Article

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