Attachment security and the school experience for emotionally disturbed adolescents in special education

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-60

  Bartick Ericson, Carolyn ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Emotional disturbance; School engagement; Special education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORKER; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER;

EID: 33745101792     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750500393326     Document Type: Article

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