Cultural variability in parent and child achievement attributions: A study from Hong Kong

Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 625-642

  Phillipson, Sivanes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33750106941     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500390772     Document Type: Article

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