Teachers' and students' beliefs about student belonging in one middle school

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-271

  Nichols, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 32944474035     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501486     Document Type: Review

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