Construct validation of a measure to assess sustainability of school-wide behavior interventions

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1003-1014

  Hume, Amanda ^a   Mcintosh, Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84886588298     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21722     Document Type: Article

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