A longitudinal study of students' academic self-concept in a streamed setting: The Singapore context

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 567-586

  Liu, W C ^a   Wang, C K J ^a   Parkins, E J ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 28744455247     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X42239     Document Type: Review

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