Perspectives on the ethics of sociometric research with children: How children, peers, and teachers help to inform the debate

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-78

  Mayeux, Lara ^a   Underwood, Marion K ^b   Risser, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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