Reading skills and reading habits: A study of new Open University undergraduate reservees

Open Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-88

  Datta, Saroj ^a,b   Macdonald Ross, Michael ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949315613     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510120110193     Document Type: Article

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