Students concerns about the transition from elementary to junior high school: A comparison of two cities

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-95

  Shachar, Hanna ^a   Suss, Gavin ^b   Sharan, Shlomo ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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Students concerns about school transition

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EID: 37949019891     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520110102507     Document Type: Article

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