Working with 'Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning' (SEAL): Associations with school ethos, pupil social experiences, attendance, and attainment

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 718-742

  Banerjee, Robin ^a   Weare, Katherine ^b   Farr, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905869558     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3114     Document Type: Article

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