Preschool Version of the Social Skills Rating System: An Empirical Analysis of its Use with Low-Income Children

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-214

  Fantuzzo, John ^a   Manz, Patricia Holliday ^a   McDermott, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Preschool children; Social competency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000965786     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(98)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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