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Cambridge Journal of Education Volume 45, 2015 - Issue 3: The Arts, Creativity and Student Wellbeing: Theories and Applications
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Measuring children and young people’s wellbeing in the school context

Ros McLellanFaculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Susan StewardFaculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Pages 307-332 | Received 08 Sep 2013, Accepted 09 Jan 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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