Book selections of economically disadvantaged black elementary students

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-64

  Williams, Lunetta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black students; Book selections; Economically disadvantaged students; Reading interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649390976     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.102.1.51-64     Document Type: Article

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