A comprehensive needs assessment to facilitate prevention of school drop out and violence

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 399-416

  Hunt, Mary Helen ^a,b   Meyers, Joel ^a   Davies, Gwen ^a   Meyers, Barbara ^a   Grogg, Kathryn Rogers ^a   Neel, John ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 23044534974     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10019     Document Type: Article

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