Teacher-selected strategies for improving homework completion

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 263-275

  Bryan, Tanis ^a,b   Sullivan Burstein, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032350304     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259801900502     Document Type: Review

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