Schools as socialisation contexts: Understanding the impact of school climate factors on students' sense of school belonging

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-272

  Cemalcilar, Zeynep ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 77949645976     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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