The effects of school bonding on high school Seniors' academic achievement

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-480

  Bryan, Julia ^a   Moore Thomas, Cheryl ^b   Gaenzle, Stacey ^a,c   Kim, Jungnam ^a   Lin, Chia Huei ^a   Na, Goeun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; involvement in extracurricular activities; school bonding; school connectedness; school engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866265232     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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