Ethnic Classroom Composition and Peer Victimization: The Moderating Role of Classroom Attitudes

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-150

  Thijs, Jochem ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^a   Grundel, Malin ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84896693919     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12051     Document Type: Article

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