Violence Against Teachers: Case Studies from the APA Task Force

International Journal of School and Educational Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 231-245

  Reddy, Linda A ^a   Espelage, Dorothy ^b   McMahon, Susan D ^c   Anderman, Eric M ^d   Lane, Kathleen Lynne ^e   Brown, Veda Evanell ^f   Reynolds, Cecil R ^g   Jones, Abraham ^h   Kanrich, Jaclyn ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f Black Alliance for Educ Options   (United States)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h National Education Association   (United States)

Author keywords

school safety; teacher violence; Teachers; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904001680     PISSN: 21683603     EISSN: 21683611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21683603.2013.837019     Document Type: Article

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