Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Perceived school support and online learning outcomes among Chinese college students: The serial mediating role of academic self-efficacy and online learning engagement

Lili Chen
  • Lili Chen
  • 1Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand. 2School of Information Engineering, Hainan Technology and Business College, Haikou, China.
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Jian-Hao Huang
  • Jian-Hao Huang
  • Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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  •  Received: 12 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2023
  •  Published: 31 October 2023

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