Effects of a developmentally based intervention with teachers on native american and white early adolescents' schooling adjustment in rural settings

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-377

  Hamm, Jill ^a   Farmer, Thomas ^b   Robertson, Dylan ^a   Dadisman, Kimberly ^a   Murray, Allen ^a   Meece, Judith ^a   Song, Samuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Early adolescence; Native American; Rural; School adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950249632     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970903548038     Document Type: Article

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