Behavioral regulation and early academic achievement in Taiwan

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-28

  Wanless, Shannon B ^a   McClelland, Megan M ^b   Acock, Alan C ^b   Chen, Fu Mei ^c   Chen, Jo Lin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 79551712795     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280903493306     Document Type: Article

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