Are elementary school teachers prepared to tackle bullying? A pilot study

School Psychology International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-72

  Oldenburg, Beau ^a   Bosman, Rie ^a   Veenstra, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

elementary school teachers; school bullying; the Netherlands; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956664716     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034315623324     Document Type: Article

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