Children's reasoning about aggression: Differences between Japan and the United States and implications for school discipline

School Psychology Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-77

  Bear, George G ^a   Manning, Maureen A ^b,d   Shiomi, Kunio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Anne Arundel County   (United States)

^c Soai University   (Japan)

^d University of Delaware ^*

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EID: 33646717095     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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