The effect of social skills interventions in the primary school

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-51

  Denham, Alexa ^a   Hatfield, Sarah ^a   Smethurst, Nicola ^b   Tan, Elizabeth ^a   Tribe, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Brent Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68049138278     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360500512411     Document Type: Article

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