Promoting connectedness through whole-school approaches: Key elements and pathways of influence

Health Education

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-65

  Rowe, Fiona ^a   Stewart, Donald ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health education; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650215033     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281111094973     Document Type: Article

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