Differences in achievement between adolescents who remain in A K-8 school and those who transition to a junior high school

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 649-669

  Whitley, Jessica ^a   Lupart, Judy L ^b   Beran, Tanya ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Mathematics achievement; School adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049007440     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20466657     Document Type: Article

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