Aggressive Fighting in British Middle School Children.

Boulton, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ485643

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Publication Date: 1993

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Aggressive Fighting in British Middle School Children.

Boulton, Michael J.

Educational Studies, v19 n1 p19-39 1993

Reports on three studies of playground fighting among elementary and middle school age students in Great Britain. Finds that the most common cause of fights were disputes over some aspect of a rule-governed game; teasing; retaliation to an accidental injury; and, to a lesser extent, disputes over space. (CFR)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Conflict, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Playground Activities, Sex Differences, Social Status, Social Structure, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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