Rewards of reading: Toward the development of possible selves and identities

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 341-356

  Richardson, Paul W ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Identity; Leisure reading; Possible selves; Voluntary reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749106647     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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