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Students, Teachers, and Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools pp 261–280Cite as

Addressing Bad Behavior with Good Science

Research Implications for School Policies and Intervention Programs

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Aggression and violence among school-age children have long been of concern to developmental psychologists and educators, but recent highly-publicized events (such as the Columbine High School massacre of 1999 and the 2010 suicides of Phoebe Prince and Tyler Clementi) have led to a more refined focus on aggressive interactions.

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Oliver, B. (2015). Addressing Bad Behavior with Good Science. In: Boske, C., Osanloo, A. (eds) Students, Teachers, and Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-148-9_35

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