Middle school reform and early adolescent well-being: The good news and the bad

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-106

  Midgley, Carol ^a   Edelin, Kimberley C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032336609     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep3304_4     Document Type: Article

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