Using regression analysis to establish the relationship between home environment and reading achievement: A case of Zimbabwe

International Education Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 632-641

  Kanyongo, Gibbs Y ^a   Certo, Janine ^a   Launcelot, Brown I ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home environment; Linear regression; Reading achievement; Structural equation modelling; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349013688     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: 14431475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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