Similarities and differences in domain-specific and global self-evaluations of learning-disabled, behaviorally disordered, and normally achieving adolescents

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 653-680

  Harter, Susan ^a   Whitesell, Nancy R ^a   Junkin, Loretta J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0032272875     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312035004653     Document Type: Article

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