Academic Growth with Developmental Responsiveness: Organizational Health Directly Influences Student Performance at the Middle Level

Middle School Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 5-15

  Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Roney, Kathleen ^b   Anfara, Vincent A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Rosemont College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 77649340959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2003.11494510     Document Type: Article

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