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Educational Review Volume 60, 2008 - Issue 4: TRUANCY, DISAFFECTION AND ANTI‐SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
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School truancy and the disciplinary problems of bullying victims

Billie Gastic Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 391-404 | Published online: 11 Dec 2008

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