Maximal levels of aspiration, minimal boundary goals, and their relationships with academic achievement: The case of secondary-school students

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1125-1141

  Hodis, Flaviu A ^a   Johnston, Michael ^a   Meyer, Luanna H ^a   McClure, John ^a   Hodis, Georgeta M ^b   Starkey, Louise ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84955192962     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3189     Document Type: Article

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