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Original Articles

Teachers’ Perceived Likelihood of Intervening in Bullying Situations: Individual Characteristics and Institutional Environments

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Pages 258-269 | Received 23 Aug 2016, Accepted 20 Mar 2017, Published online: 01 Jun 2017

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