Classroom Peer Relationships and Behavioral Engagement in Elementary School: The Role of Social Network Equity.
Applying social capital and systems theories of social processes, we examine the role of the classroom peer context in the behavioral engagement of low-income students ( N = 80) in urban elementary school classrooms ( N = 22). Systematic child observations were conducted to assess behavioral engagem...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 52; no. 3/4; pp. 367 - 380 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2013
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