My school or our school? The effects of individual versus shared school experiences on teacher perceptions of safety

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 33-55

  Roberts, Staci D ^a   Wilcox, Pamela ^b   May, David C ^c   Clayton, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incivilities; Safety perceptions; School crime; Teachers; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649422419     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v06n04_03     Document Type: Article

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