School climate and students' early mathematics learning: Another search for contextual effects

American Journal of Education

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-234

  Bodovski, Katerina ^a   Nahum Shani, Inbal ^b   Walsh, Rachael ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c US Census Bureau   (United States)

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EID: 84872360465     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667227     Document Type: Article

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