Facilitating Student Transitions into Middle School

Middle School Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Shoffner, Marie F ^a   Williamson, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0040847295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2000.11494639     Document Type: Article

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