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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457011003321

Titolo

Handbook of bullying in schools : an international perspective / / edited by Shane R. Jimerson, Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-26286-1

1-135-26287-X

1-282-44402-6

1-78034-688-3

9786612444029

0-203-86496-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (625 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EspelageDorothy L (Dorothy Lynn)

JimersonShane R

SwearerSusan M

Disciplina

371.5/8

Soggetti

Bullying in schools

Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 International Scholarship Advances Science and Practice Addressing Bullying in Schools; Section I Foundations for Understanding Bullying; Section II Assessment and Measurement of Bullying; Section III Research-Based Prevention and Intervention; Editors' Biographies; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Bullying in Schools provides a comprehensive review and analysis of what is known about the worldwide bullying phenomena. It is the first volume to systematically review and integrate what is known about how cultural and regional issues affect bullying behaviour and its prevention. Key features include the following:Comprehensive - forty-one chapters bring together conceptual, methodological, and preventive findings from this loosely coupled field of study, thereby providing a long-needed centerpiece around which



the field can cont