An analysis of family-school collaboration in preventing adolescent violence in urban secondary schools

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 55-69

  Gerda Bender, C J ^a   Emslie, Annemarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Content analysis; Eco systemic perspective; Framework approach; Qualitative approach; School climate; Sociological interpretive paradigm; Violence prevention; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958537605     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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