Higher education students' beliefs about the causes of examination failure: A network approach

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-170

  Ling, Jonathan ^a   Heffernan, Thomas M ^b   Muncer, Steven J ^c  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 9744241651     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023289908438     Document Type: Article

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