The influence of normative beliefs on students’ enrolment choices

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-80

  Dalgety, Jacinta ^a   Coll, Richard K ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33845289356     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514042000187548     Document Type: Article

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