School connectedness in community and residential treatment schools: The influence of gender, grades, and engagement in treatment

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 829-837

  Nickerson, Amanda B ^a   Hopson, Laura M ^a   Steinke, Camela M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Residential treatment; School connectedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954596614     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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