Primary school student-teachers' knowledge and understandings of child sexual abuse and its mandatory reporting

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 368-381

  Goldman, Juliette D G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 39849094526     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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