Academic benefits of peer tutoring: A meta-analytic review of single-case research

School Psychology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-55

  Bowman Perrott, Lisa ^a   Davis, Heather ^a   Vannest, Kimberly ^a   Williams, Lauren ^a   Parker, Richard ^a   Greenwood, Charles ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84876563050     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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