A focus on implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in high schools: Associations with bullying and other indicators of school disorder

School Psychology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 480-498

  Bradshaw, Catherine P ^a   Pas, Elise T ^b   Debnam, Katrina J ^b   Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84976878462     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17105/spr-15-0105.1     Document Type: Article

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