Community capacity-building in schools: Parents' and teachers' reflections from an eating disorder prevention program

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-241

  Russell Mayhew, Shelly ^a,b   Arthur, Nancy ^a,b,c   Ewashen, Carol ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Division of Applied Psychology

^c Canada Research Department of Professional Education

^d Department of Nursing ^*

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EID: 52249093373     PISSN: 00024805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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