School discipline problems in rural African American early adolescents: Characteristics of students with major, minor, and no offenses

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-336

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Goforth, Jennifer B ^b   Leung, Man Chi ^b   Clemmer, Jason T ^a   Thompson, Jana H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Center for Developmental Science   (United States)

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EID: 10044254334     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290402900401     Document Type: Review

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