Peers and academic achievement: A longitudinal study on selection and socialization effects of in-class friends

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-6

  Fortuin, Janna ^a,b   Van Geel, Mitch ^a   Vedder, Paul ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Friendship; Language achievement; Mathematics achievement; Peer groups; Peer influence; Peer selection; Peer socialization; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960319829     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.917257     Document Type: Article

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