Increasing Academic Motivation in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students From Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-89

  Kaylor, Maria ^a   Flores, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84856405456     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jaa-2007-703     Document Type: Article

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