Dyslexia, authorial identity, and approaches to learning and writing: A mixed methods study

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-307

  Kinder, Julianne ^a   Elander, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING; WRITING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTHORSHIP; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAGIARISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861011559     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02026.x     Document Type: Article

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