Gender and homework management reported by African American students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-770

  Xu, Jianzhong ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American students; Gender; Homework management; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957066991     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2010.506673     Document Type: Article

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