Longitudinal effects of perceived control on academic achievement

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 253-266

  You, Sukkyung ^a   Hong, Sehee ^b   Ho, Hsiu Zu ^c  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; ethnicity; perceived control; school engagement; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958773877     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671003733807     Document Type: Article

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