Measuring academic behavioural confidence: The ABC scale revisited

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-35

  Sander, Paul ^a   Sanders, Lalage ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61449211303     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802457058     Document Type: Article

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