Student engagement and positive school adaptation

Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 197-211

  Griffiths, Amy Jane ^a   Sharkey, Jill D ^a   Furlong, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955622435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203884089-26     Document Type: Chapter

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