Children's Peer Status in School Settings: Current and Prospective Assessment Procedures

School Psychology International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-52

  Chan, Shih Yi ^a,c   Mpofu, Elias ^b  

^a Department of Mathematics Education   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Dept Rehab Psychol Spec Educ ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0035578494     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01430343010221004     Document Type: Review

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