Eighth-grade school form and resilience in the transition to high school: A comparison of middle schools and K-8 schools

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 825-839

  Weiss, Christopher C ^a   Baker Smith, E Christine ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 78449279170     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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