Demographics and professional practices of school psychologists: A comparison of NASP members and non-NASP school psychologists by telephone survey

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-482

  Lewis, Michael F ^a,c   Truscott, Stephen D ^b   Volker, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 47249123656     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20317     Document Type: Article

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