Strengthening bullying prevention through school staff connectedness

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 870-880

  O'Brennan, Lindsey M ^a   Waasdorp, Tracy E ^a   Bradshaw, Catherine P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying intervention; School connectedness; School staff development; Youth violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894233029     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035957     Document Type: Article

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