A multilevel approach to understanding student and teacher perceptions of classroom support during early adolescence

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 209-228

  Cipriano, Christina ^a   Barnes, Tia N ^b   Pieloch, Kerrie A ^c   Rivers, Susan E ^d   Brackett, Marc ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centerstone Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom and school level characteristics; Multilevel modeling; Student and teacher perceptions; Supportive classrooms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053592139     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: 15731855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-018-9274-0     Document Type: Article

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