Peer relations and student achievement in Norwegian secondary schools

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 295-306

  Huang, Lihong ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; LISREL; Norway; Peer relations; Upper secondary school student

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958698551     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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