Grade-level differences: Relations of parental, teacher and peer support to academic engagement and achievement among Hong Kong students

School Psychology International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-198

  Chen, Jennifer Jun Li ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic engagement; Academic support; Grade level differences; Hong Kong students; Parental support; Peer support; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149177220     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034308090059     Document Type: Article

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