Life skills in educational contexts: testing the effects of an intervention programme

Educational Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-166

  Gomes, A Rui ^a   Marques, Brazelina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

academic expectations; adolescence; life orientation; life satisfaction; life skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878163077     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2012.689813     Document Type: Article

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