Teachers' reactions to children's aggression

Social Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-127

  Nesdale, Drew ^a   Pickering, Kaye ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attitudes; Bullying; Children; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645111746     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2006.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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