Nurture groups: A large-scale, controlled study of effects on development and academic attainment

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 204-212

  Reynolds, Sue ^a   MacKay, Tommy ^a   Kearney, Maura ^a  

^a Battlefield Primary School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Behaviour problems; Emotional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749097382     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2009.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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