Achievement motivation: A cross-cultural comparison of British and Chinese students

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-279

  Salili, Farideh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85064787476     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341960160304     Document Type: Article

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