Fostering school belonging in secondary schools using a socio-ecological framework

Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 97-121

  Allen, Kelly Ann ^a   Vella Brodrick, Dianne ^a   Waters, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic motivation; belonging; school belonging; school connectedness; school leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018173854     PISSN: 20590776     EISSN: 20590784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/edp.2016.5     Document Type: Article

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