Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Conflict in College Classrooms

College Teaching

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 94-98

  Meyers, Steven A ^a  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom environment; conflict; conflict resolution; learning experience; student behavior; teacher student relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149159476     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567550309596419     Document Type: Article

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