Violence and schools in the USA: Implications for counseling

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-366

  Harper, Frederick D ^a   Ibrahim, Farah A ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Counselling; Etiology; Implications; Prevention programs; School violence; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037576971     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005651113740     Document Type: Article

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