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Title: Self-Efficacy and Self-Concept Threat in First Generation Computer Science Students
Award ID(s):
1821422
NSF-PAR ID:
10358867
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Western Psychological Association
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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