The impact of a peer counselling scheme to address bullying in an all-girl London secondary school: A short-term longitudinal study

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-86

  Houlston, Catherine ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; CURRICULUM; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 63049134141     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709908X293878     Document Type: Article

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