School disciplinary climate: Characteristics and effects on eighth grade achievement

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-188

  Ma, Xin ^a,c   Willms, J Douglas ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c College of Education ^*  (United States)

^d Can Res Inst for Social Policy   (Canada)

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