Written discipline policies used by administrators: Do we have sufficient tools of the trade?

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-146

  Fenning, Pamela ^a   Golomb, Sara ^a   Gordon, Vivian ^a   Kelly, Maya ^a   Scheinfield, Rachel ^a   Morello, Taylor ^a   Kosinski, Annie ^a   Banull, Cheryl ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative practice; Codes of conduct; Discipline policies; School discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749140589     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v07n02_08     Document Type: Article

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