Predictors of future expectations of inner-city children: A 9-month prospective study

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-28

  Dubow, Eric F ^a   Arnett, Mitzi ^a   Smith, Katherine ^a   Ippolito, Maria F ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035578407     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431601021001001     Document Type: Article

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