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Academic Expectations, Belief of Ability, and Involvement by Parents as Predictors of Child Achievement: A cross‐cultural comparison

Sivanes Phillipson University of New England, Australia; The Hong Kong Institute of Education
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Shane N. Phillipson The Hong Kong Institute of EducationCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 329-348 | Published online: 07 Jun 2007

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