Spread of Academic Success in a High School Social Network

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Blansky, Deanna ^a   Kavanaugh, Christina ^a   Boothroyd, Cara ^a   Benson, Brianna ^a   Gallagher, Julie ^a   Endress, John ^a   Sayama, Hiroki ^b  

^a Maine Endwell High School   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FRIENDSHIP; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84873906344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055944     Document Type: Article

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