A meta-analysis of the relationship between student attitudes towards reading and achievement in reading

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-355

  Petscher, Yaacov ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78651497330     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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