Changes in help seeking from peers during early adolescence: Associations with changes in achievement and perceptions of teachers

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1122-1134

  Ryan, Allison M ^a   Shim, Sungok Serena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Classroom climate; Help seeking; Peers; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874447434     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027696     Document Type: Article

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