The Student Perception of University support and structure scale: Development and validation

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-306

  Wintre, Maxine G ^a   Gates, Shawn K E ^a   Pancer, W Mark ^b   Pratt, Michael S ^b   Polivy, Janet ^c   Birnie Lefcovitch, S ^d   Adams, Gerald ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Further education; Higher education; Schooling; Transition; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449642899     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260902775085     Document Type: Article

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