Introducing and piloting the KiVa bullying prevention programme in the UK

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-61

  Hutchings, Judy ^a   Clarkson, Susan ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Intervention; KiVa; Schools; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979992819     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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