Gender Differences, Family and Psychological Factors Affecting School Performance in Greek Secondary School Students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-231

  Livaditis, M ^a   Zaphiriadis, K ^c   Samakouri, M ^a,c   Tellidou, C ^a   Tzavaras, N ^a   Xenitidis, K ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0344629435     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410303226     Document Type: Article

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