Teacher responses to bullying: Self-reports from the front line

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-158

  Marshall, Megan L ^a   Varjas, Kris ^a   Meyers, Joel ^a   Graybill, Emily C ^a   Skoczylas, Rebecca B ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; In school violence; Perceptions; Responses; Strategies; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549122112     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220802074124     Document Type: Article

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