Improving homework completion and academic performance: Lessons from special education

Theory into Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-219

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

^a Southwest Inst for Fam/Children   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544273740     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tip.2004.0030     Document Type: Review

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