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STUDENT LEARNING, CHILDHOOD & VOICES

The association between student–teacher relationship quality and school liking: A small-scale 1-year longitudinal study

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Article: 2211466 | Received 09 Aug 2022, Accepted 03 May 2023, Published online: 12 May 2023

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