The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Implementation and Evaluation over Two Decades

Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 377-401

  Olweus, Dan ^a   Limber, Susan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85128085076     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203864968-30     Document Type: Chapter

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