Role of Social Capital in Agricultural Students' Academic Achievement: a case from Iran

Role of Social Capital in Agricultural Students' Academic Achievement: a case from Iran

The main purpose of this study was investigating of role of social capital in agricultural students' academic achievement. The population of this study consisted of all fourth year agricultural students of Razi University (N=257), from which 154 student were selected as the sample using the pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology 2013-01, Vol.III (LXV) (1)
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