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Educational Psychology
An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
Volume 20, 2000 - Issue 2
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Object Mastery Motivation in Pre-school Children with and without Disabilities

Maria Vlachou
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Peter Farrell
Pages 167-176 | Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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