Creating a Culture of Connectedness through Middle School Advisory Programs

Middle School Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Shulkind, Sarah Brody ^a   Foote, Jack ^b  

^a AOTA's Ethics Commission   (United States)

^b Joseph Le Conte Middle School in Los Angeles   (United States)

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EID: 80052553027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2009.11461700     Document Type: Article

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