Going for goals: An evaluation of a short, social-emotional intervention for primary school children

School Psychology International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-270

  Humphrey, Neil ^a   Kalambouka, Afroditi ^a   Wigelsworth, Michael ^a   Lendrum, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional; Evaluation; Intervention; Primary school; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953570961     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034309352578     Document Type: Article

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