Bullying behaviour in secondary schools: What roles do teachers play?

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-173

  James, Deborah J ^a   Lawlor, Maria ^b   Courtney, Pat ^b   Flynn, Ann ^b   Henry, Bernie ^b   Murphy, Niamh ^b  

^a Regional Child and Family Centre   (Ireland)

^b Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bullying; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649096589     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.1025     Document Type: Article

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