School discipline and social work practice: Application of research and theory to intervention

Children and Schools

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-22

  Cameron, Mark ^a   Sheppard, Sandra M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Discipline; School social work; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747837809     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/28.1.15     Document Type: Article

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