Bullying in middle school: Individual and school characteristics of victims and offenders

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-89

  Ma, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0040673676     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/sesi.13.1.63.3438     Document Type: Article

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