Peer support: A strategy to help bystanders challenge school bullying

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 40-44

  Cowie, Helen ^a   Hutson, Nicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying in schools; Bystanders; Peer support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750315749     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0264-3944.2005.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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