A LITERACY INDEX FOR THE MAILBAG
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- Psychosocial Well-Being and a Multicultural Personality Disposition. Brummett, Bradley R.; Wade, Jay C.; Ponterotto, Joseph G.; Thombs, Brett; Lewis, Charles // Journal of Counseling & Development;Winter2007, Vol. 85 Issue 1, p73
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- The Effect of Randomizing the Cleeton Vocational Interest Inventory Items. Kelleher, Roger T. // Journal of Applied Psychology;Oct55, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p357
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- Investigating the Effect of Internet Information Literacy on the Development of University Students' Metacognitive Skills. Rastgoo, Azam; Naderi, Ezatolah; Shariatmadari, Ali; Seifnaraghi, Maryam // Australian Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences;2011, Vol. 5 Issue 8, p959
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