Bullying involvement and the school adjustment of rural students with and without disabilities

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-37

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Petrin, Robert ^a   Brooks, Debbie Sprott ^a   Hamm, Jill V ^b   Lambert, Kerrylin ^b   Gravelle, Maggie ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

bully; school adjustment; special education; victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857747962     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426610392039     Document Type: Article

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