Examining Adolescent Academic Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Review

The Family Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-327

  Fangzhou, Yu ^a   Patterson, Dannette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescent; cross culture; motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954615907     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480710372071     Document Type: Article

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