Adolescents' perceptions of school environment, engagement, and academic achievement in middle school

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 633-662

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Holcombe, Rebecca ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescence; middle school; school engagement; school environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957377082     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831209361209     Document Type: Article

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