The assessment of school bullying: Using theory to inform practice

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 33-50

  Greif, Jennifer L ^a   Furlong, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Measurement; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750289490     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v05n03_04     Document Type: Article

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