Supportive communication and school outcomes, Part II: Academically "at-risk" low income high school students

Communication Education

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 294-307

  Rosenfeld, Lawrence B ^a   Richman, Jack M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk students; School outcomes; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033425249     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529909379180     Document Type: Article

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