How Familiar are Parents with Middle Level Practices?

Middle School Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-61

  Mulhall, Peter F ^a   Mertens, Steven B ^a   Flowers, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 85066242345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2001.11494665     Document Type: Article

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