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Bullying and Ijime in Japanese Schools

A Sociocultural Perspective

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Naito, T., Gielen, U.P. (2005). Bullying and Ijime in Japanese Schools. In: Denmark, F.L., Krauss, H.H., Wesner, R.W., Midlarsky, E., Gielen, U.P. (eds) Violence in Schools. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28811-2_9

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