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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELLING

Facilitating students’ return to school following a concussion: Perspectives of Canadian teachers and school administrators

Heather A. Shepherd1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isla J. Shill1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-2354View further author information
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Jeffrey G. Caron5 School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;6 Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Nick Reed7 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;8 Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;9 Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Keith Owen Yeates2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;10 Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-2892View further author information
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Kathryn J. Schneider1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;11 Sport Medicine Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;12 Evidence Sport and Spine, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaView further author information
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Amanda M. Black1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaView further author information
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Carolyn A. Emery1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;3 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;4 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;13 Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaView further author information
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Article: 2257124 | Received 24 Apr 2023, Accepted 05 Sep 2023, Published online: 16 Sep 2023

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