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Part II - Direct cross-national data comparisons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

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Peter K. Smith ,
Keumjoo Kwak  and
Yuichi Toda
Peter K. Smith
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London
Keumjoo Kwak
Affiliation:
Seoul National University
Yuichi Toda
Affiliation:
Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan
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School Bullying in Different Cultures
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