Non-at-risk adolescents' attitudes towards reading in a Singapore secondary school

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-301

  Bokhorst Heng, Wendy ^a   Pereira, Delfin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 49649107235     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2008.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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