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Family, Parent-Child Relationship, and Academic Achievement in Korea

Indigenous, Cultural, and Psychological Analysis

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Park, YS., Kim, U. (2006). Family, Parent-Child Relationship, and Academic Achievement in Korea. In: Kim, U., Yang, KS., Hwang, KK. (eds) Indigenous and Cultural Psychology. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28662-4_19

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