Moving into middle school: Individual differences in the transition experience

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-120

  McDougall, Patricia ^a,b,c   Hymel, Shelley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Amer Educ Research Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d NONE

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EID: 0032388940     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0085811     Document Type: Article

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