Students' experiences of aggressive behaviour and bully/victim problems in Irish schools

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-152

  Minton, Stephen James ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Ireland; School aggression; School bullying; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953665084     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323311003779035     Document Type: Article

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