National Safe Schools Framework: Policy and practice to reduce bullying in Australian schools

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 398-404

  Cross, Donna ^a   Epstein, Melanie ^a   Hearn, Lydia ^a   Slee, Phillip ^b   Shaw, Therese ^a   Monks, Helen ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

national safe schools; school bullying prevention; violence in schools; whole school program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; BULLYING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL SAFE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK; POLICY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80052776274     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025411407456     Document Type: Review

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