The nature, extent and effects of emotional abuse on primary school pupils by teachers in Zimbabwe

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 783-791

  Shumba, Almon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Emotional abuse; Perceptions; Schools; Teacher trainees; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STUDENT; TEACHER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ZIMBABWE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FACULTY; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036696287     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00351-4     Document Type: Article

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