Teachers' perceptions of teasing in schools

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-22

  Smith, Heather ^a   Varjas, Kris ^a   Meyers, Joel ^a   Marshall, Megan L ^a   Ruffner, Cristina ^a   Graybill, Emily C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Differentiation; Interventions; Perceptions; Qualitative; Teachers; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951444812     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220903185522     Document Type: Article

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