The Critical Role of School Climate in Effective Bullying Prevention

Theory into Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-302

  Wang, Cixin ^a   Berry, Brandi ^b   Swearer, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84885367216     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2013.829735     Document Type: Review

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