Who succeeds at university? Factors predicting academic performance in first year Australian university students

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-33

  McKenzie, Kirsten ^a   Schweitzer, Robert ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 85068297702     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924360120043621     Document Type: Article

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