Schools as developmental contexts during adolescence

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-241

  Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^a   Roeser, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951575151     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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