Warning signs of problems in schools: Ecological perspectives and effective practices for combating school aggression and violence

Issues in School Violence Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 13-38

  Osher, David ^a   VanAcker, Richard ^b   Morrison, Gale M ^c   Gable, Robert ^d   Dwyer, Kevin ^a   Quinn, Mary ^a  

^a AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Harassment; School violence; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905626977     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v03n02_03     Document Type: Chapter

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