A multi-level analysis of cultural experience and gender influences on causal attributions to perceived performance in mathematics

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-37

  Kivilu, Joseph M ^a   Rogers, William T ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0347025877     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1998.tb01272.x     Document Type: Article

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