Sexual harassment policies in K-12 schools: Examining accessibility to students and content

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 607-614

  Lichty, Lauren F ^a   Torres, Jennifer M C ^b   Valenti, Maria T ^a   Buchanan, Nicole T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Legal issues; Policy; Prevention; Sexual harassment; Title IX

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549112145     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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