Sense of belonging to school: Can schools make a difference?

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 340-349

  Ma, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

School climate; Self esteem; Students' sense of belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041738021     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670309596617     Document Type: Article

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