Reading to write an argumentation: The role of epistemological, reading and writing beliefs

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-297

  Mateos, Mar ^a   Cuevas, Isabel ^a   Martín, Elena ^a   Martín, Ana ^a   Echeita, Gerardo ^a   Luna, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 79960383137     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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