The effects of school climate, socioeconomics, and cultural factors on student victimization in Israel

Social Work Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-180

  Khoury Kassabri, Mona ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^a   Astor, Ron Avi ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Culture; Family; Hierarchical linear modeling; Israel; Student victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444465714     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/29.3.165     Document Type: Article

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