Learning, Interaction and Relationships as Components of Student Well-being: Differences Between Classes from Student and Teacher Perspective

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1535-1555

  Holfve Sabel, Mary Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classroom climate; Interact; Social relationships; Socialisation; Students well being; Teacher opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891892240     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0557-7     Document Type: Article

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