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Social influences, school motivation and gender differences: an application of the expectancy‐value theory

Weihua Fan Department of Educational Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 157-175 | Received 28 May 2010, Accepted 28 Oct 2010, Published online: 04 Jan 2011

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