Student and school factors associated with school suspension: A multilevel analysis of students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 187-194

  Hemphill, Sheryl A ^a,b   Plenty, Stephanie M ^a,c   Herrenkohl, Todd I ^d   Toumbourou, John W ^e,f   Catalano, Richard F ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bi national study; Correlates; School exclusion; School level risk factors; School suspension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890610695     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.022     Document Type: Article

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