Peer victimisation and conflict resolution among adolescent girls in a single-sex South Australian school

International Education Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-49

  James, Vennessa H ^a   Owens, Laurence D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Aggression; Conflict resolution; Girls; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 12844262753     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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