Effects of teacher avoidance of school policies on student victimization

School Psychology International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-518

  Marachi, Roxana ^a   Avi Astor, Ron ^b   Benbenishty, Rami ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Culture; High school; Middle school; Policy; Prevention; School violence; Teachers; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348905540     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307084138     Document Type: Article

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