Why do students succeed or fail?: A case study comparison

Journal of College Reading and Learning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-72

  Yaworski, JoAnn ^a  

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EID: 85023999806     PISSN: 10790195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790195.1998.10850070     Document Type: Article

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