Attribution of meanings to terms related to bullying: A comparison between teacher's and pupil's perspectives in Italy

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 393-406

  Menesini, Ersilia ^a   Fonzi, Ada ^a   Smith, Peter K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Definition; Pupils; Representation; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036994936     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173593     Document Type: Article

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