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The role of social identification as university student in learning: relationships between students’ social identity, approaches to learning, and academic achievement

Ana-Maria Bliuc Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert A. Ellis Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney, Australia
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Peter Goodyear Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney, Australia
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Daniela Muntele Hendres University ‘A.I. Cuza’ Iaşi, Romania
Pages 559-574 | Received 25 Aug 2010, Accepted 02 May 2011, Published online: 26 May 2011

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