A cultural model of learning: Chinese "Heart and mind for wanting to learn"

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 248-269

  Li, Jin ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044533312     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022102033003003     Document Type: Review

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