Academic Achievement, Academic Self-Concept, and Academic Motivation of Immigrant Adolescents in the Greater Toronto Area Secondary Schools

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 700-743

  Areepattamannil, Shaljan ^a   Freeman, John G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 78149450804     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jaa-2008-831     Document Type: Article

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