Against the odds: Resilience in mathematics students in transition

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-59

  Hernandez Martinez, Paul ^a   Williams, Julian ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875469365     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2011.623153     Document Type: Article

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