Relationships among school climate domains and school satisfaction

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-145

  Zullig, Keith J ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b   Patton, Jon M ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650978137     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20532     Document Type: Article

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