Primary and secondary prevention of behavior difficulties: Developing a data-informed problem-solving model to guide decision making at a school-wide level

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-18

  Ervin, Ruth A ^a   Schaughency, Elizabeth ^b   Matthews, Amy ^c   Goodman, Steven D ^d   Mcglinchey, Margaret T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ottawa Area Intermediate School District   (Canada)

^e Kalamazoo Area Regional School District   (United States)

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EID: 33846608735     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20201     Document Type: Article

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