Cross-cultural differences in the academic motivation of university students in Malaysia and the United States

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 275-292

  Komarraju, Meera ^a   Karau, Steven J ^a   Ramayah, T ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 34347204149     PISSN: 15277143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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