Differences in first graders' school adjustment: The role of classroom characteristics and social structure of the group

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-394

  Van Den Oord, Edwin J C G ^a,b   Van Rossem, Ronan ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Multilevel analysis; Peers; School adjustment; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036743678     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(02)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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