Creating a ninth-grade community of care

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 393-406

  Ellerbrock, Cheryl R ^a   Kiefer, Sarah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent development; care; community of care; high school; personalized learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956020709     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670903383085     Document Type: Article

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