The assessment of children's social skills through self-report: A potential screening instrument for classroom use

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 218-229

  Danielson, Carla Kmett ^a   Phelps, Carolyn Roecker ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 0037235041     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2003.12069068     Document Type: Article

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