School context and the problem behavior and social skills of students with emotional disturbance

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-461

  Wiley, Andrew L ^a   Siperstein, Gary N ^b   Forness, Steven R ^c   Brigham, Frederick J ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing behavior; Internalizing behavior; Problem behavior; School context; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954313638     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9316-4     Document Type: Article

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