The influence of persistence on literacy learning in adult education

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-91

  Fitzgerald, Nicholas B ^a   Young, Malcolm B ^a  

^a Res Div at Devmt Associates Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0040917201     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074171369704700202     Document Type: Article

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