The School Adjustment of Rural Adolescents with and Without Disabilities: Variable and Person-Centered Approaches

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-88

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Hall, Cristin M ^a   Weiss, Margaret P ^b   Petrin, Robert A ^a   Meece, Judith L ^b   Moohr, Michele ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; English language learners; High school; Person centered analysis; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751575992     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9379-2     Document Type: Article

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