Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Focus group method for examaining the reading habits of high-level readers

Betül Keray Dinçel
  • Betül Keray Dinçel
  • Faculty of Education, Aksaray University, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 30 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 April 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2023

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