Peer management interventions: A meta-analytic review of single-case research

School Psychology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 367-384

  Dart, Evan H ^a   Collins, Tai A ^b   Klingbeil, David A ^c   McKinley, Lauren E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 84922544346     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17105/SPR-14-0009.1     Document Type: Review

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