What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis

Kelly Allen; Margaret L. Kern; Dianne Vella-Brodrick; John Hattie; Lea Waters

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journal article Oct 17, 2016

What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis

Kelly Allen

Margaret L. Kern

Dianne Vella-Brodrick John Hattie Lea Waters

Educational Psychology Review Vol. 30 No. 1 pp. 1-34 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Kelly Allen, Margaret L. Kern, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, et al. (2016). What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 30(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-016-9389-8

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