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Explaining Chinese students' academic motivation: filial piety and self‐determination

Eadaoin K.P. Hui Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rachel C.F. Sun Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Stephen Sau‐Yan Chow Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Matthew Ho‐Tat Chu Wah Yan College Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Pages 377-392 | Received 21 May 2010, Accepted 28 Jan 2011, Published online: 23 Mar 2011

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