Goal setting and behavior contracting for students with emotional and behavioral difficulties: Analysis of daily, weekly, and total goal attainment

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-158

  Ruth, William J ^a,b  

^a Bd of Coop Educational Services   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0030556994     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199604)33:2<153::aid-pits8>3.0.co;2-s     Document Type: Article

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