The Boy Problem: Many Boys Think School Is Stupid and Reading Stinks--Is There a Remedy?

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Main Author:	Sax, Leonard
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Video Games Predictor Variables Literature Appreciation Gender Issues Males Masculinity Librarians Single Sex Classes Sexual Identity Story Reading Story Telling Environmental Influences Literacy Reading Attitudes
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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