Role of student engagement in the resilience of African American adolescents from low-income rural communities

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-193

  Irvin, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84855918937     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20626     Document Type: Article

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