School belonging among low-income urban youth with disabilities: Testing a theoretical model

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-401

  McMahon, Susan D ^a   Parnes, Anna L ^a   Keys, Christopher B ^a   Viola, Judah J ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43849083079     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20304     Document Type: Article

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