Advice and Student Agency in the Transition to Middle School

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Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Akos, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 48449102904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2004.11658169     Document Type: Article

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