The teaching-family model: A case study in data-based program development and refinement (and dragon wrestling)

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 11-63

  Wolf, Montrose M ^a   Kirigin, Kathryn A ^a   Fixsen, Dean L ^a   Blase, Karen A ^a   Braukmann, Curtis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84895932034     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J075v15n01_04     Document Type: Article

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