Students' perceptions of classroom behaviour problems and the effectiveness of different disciplinary methods

Educational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-508

  Infantino, Josephine ^a   Little, Emma ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 21344465194     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500046549     Document Type: Review

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