The causal role of goal importance for the explanation of student study behaviour: Cross-validation with multiple samples

Educational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-298

  Sideridis, Georgios D ^a  

^a City Liberal Studies   (Greece)

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EID: 85064785753     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410120065487     Document Type: Article

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