Religiousness as a predictor of academic performance among high-school students

Journal of Research on Christian Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 361-378

  Park, Hae Seong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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EID: 85009643465     PISSN: 10656219     EISSN: 19344945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10656210109484923     Document Type: Article

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