Math achievement in early adolescence: The role of parental involvement, teachers' behavior, and students' motivational beliefs about math

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-570

  Levpušček, Melita Puklek ^a   Zupančič, Maja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Math achievement; Motivational beliefs; Parents; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449085740     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608324189     Document Type: Article

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