Immigrant children in austria: Aggressive behavior and friendship patterns in multicultural school classes

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-116

  Strohmeier, Dagmar ^a   Spiel, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bullying; Eper acceptance; Friendship; Immigrant children; Integration strategies; Interethnic interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977753361     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J008v19n02_07     Document Type: Article

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