Meta-analysis of math interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 226-239

  Templeton, Tran Nguyen ^a   Neel, Richard S ^b   Blood, Erika ^c  

^a Colegio Monarch Guatemala ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioral disorders; Interventions; Mathematics; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349126443     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426608321691     Document Type: Article

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