Outcomes of the social competence program second step in Norwegian elementary schools

School Psychology International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-88

  Holsen, Ingrid ^a,d   Smith, Brian H ^b,e   Frey, Karin S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Research Impact   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

^e University of Washington ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age cohort design; Elementary school children; Problem behaviour; Social and emotional competence program

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949102808     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307088504     Document Type: Article

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