Bullying and homophobia in canadian schools: The politics of policies, programs, and educational leadership

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 23-36

  Walton, Gerald ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Canada; Educational policy; Homophobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012875877     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v01n04_03     Document Type: Article

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