Student School Engagement Among Sexual Minority Students: Understanding the Contributors to Predicting Academic Outcomes

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-17

  Seelman, Kristie L ^a   Walls, N Eugene ^a   Hazel, Cynthia ^a   Wisneski, Hope ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b The Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; bisexual; gay; gay straight alliance; lesbian; sexual minority; student school engagement; truancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858038573     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2011.583829     Document Type: Article

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