International educators honour York U. scholar Debra Pepler for work on children's aggression.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2001-YORK UNIVERSITY: International educators honour York U. scholar Debra Pepler for work on children's aggression (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042001 TORONTO -- York University Professor Debra Pepler has been named "Educator of the Year" by the University of Toronto chapter of the international association of professional educators, Phi Delta Kappa.

Pepler is a professor of psychology and director of York University's LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution, where she has conducted extensive research on children at risk, aggression and victimization among adolescents, and school bullying. "I am delighted to be honoured as Phi Delta Kappa's Educator of the Year," said Pepler. "The award...