Measuring the reader self-perceptions of adolescents: In troducing the RSPS2

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-320

  Henk, William A ^a   Marinak, Barbara A ^b   Melnick, Steven A ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT ST MARY S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871246929     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/JAAL.00144     Document Type: Article

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