Democratic attitudes among high-school pupils: The role played by perceptions of class climate

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-140

  Perliger, Arie ^a   Canetti Nisim, Daphna ^a   Pedahzur, Ami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 32944467785     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450500405217     Document Type: Review

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