A Meta-Analysis of Social Skill Interventions for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-64

  Quinn, Mary Magee ^a   Kavale, Kenneth A ^b   Mathur, Sarup R ^c   Rutherford, Robert B ^d   Forness, Steven R ^e  

^a American Institutes for Research ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033443377     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106342669900700106     Document Type: Article

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