Academic expectations, belief of ability, and involvement by parents as predictors of child achievement: A cross-cultural comparison

Educational Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-348

  Phillipson, Sivanes ^a,b   Phillipson, Shane N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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

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EID: 34250158416     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410601104130     Document Type: Article

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