An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males

Adult Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 4-12

  Shippen, Margaret E ^a   Houchins, David E ^b   Crites, Steven A ^c   Derzis, Nicholas C ^a   Patterson, Dashaunda ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84943350697     PISSN: 10451595     EISSN: 21624070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104515951002100301     Document Type: Article

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