Enhancing elementary students’ motivation to read and write: A classroom intervention study

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 286-299

  Miller, Samuel D ^a   Meece, Judith L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0001311663     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1997.10544585     Document Type: Article

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