Inequities in educational and psychological outcomes between LGBTQ and straight students in middle and high school

Educational Researcher

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 315-330

  Robinson, Joseph P ^a   Espelage, Dorothy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk students; gay lesbian studies; multilevel mod eling; stress coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053641666     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X11422112     Document Type: Article

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