Successful Teachers Develop Academic Momentum with Reluctant Students

Middle School Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 4-12

  Strahan, David ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871246499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2008.11461648     Document Type: Article

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