Reading and writing from textbooks in higher education: A case study from Economics

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-521

  Richardson, Paul W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4043140122     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0307507042000236399     Document Type: Review

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