Preventing School Bullying: Should Schools Prioritize an Authoritative School Discipline Approach Over Security Measures?

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-157

  Gerlinger, Julie ^a   Wo, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

authoritative school discipline; bullying; school climate; school violence; security measures; student victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960441460     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2014.956321     Document Type: Article

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