Poverty, Literacy, and Politics: Living in the USA

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 429-449

  Shannon, Patrick ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990361320     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: 15548430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10862969609547933     Document Type: Article

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