Reading motivation, perceptions of reading instruction and reading amount: A comparison of junior and senior secondary students in Hong Kong

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-382

  Lau, Kit Ling ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 70350497626     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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