The dynamic reality of adolescent peer networks and sense of belonging

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-72

  Faircloth, Beverly S ^a   Hamm, Jill V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Department of Educational Psychology Measurement and Evaluation ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79251519997     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
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