Achievement in Math and Science: Do Mothers' Beliefs Matter 12 Years Later?

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-109

  Bleeker, Martha M ^a   Jacobs, Janis E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642568002     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.1.97     Document Type: Article

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