The organizational trust of elementary schools and dimensions of student bullying

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-485

  Smith, Page A ^a   Birney, Larry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b San Antonio Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Schools; Students; Trust; United States of America; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344432011     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540510617427     Document Type: Article

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