An exploratory survey of the experiences of homophobic bullying among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people in Ireland

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-191

  Minton, Stephen James ^a   Dahl, Torunn ^a   O'Moore, Astrid Mona ^a   Tuck, Donnely ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bullying; Homophobia; Irish schools; LGBT; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349110127     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310802021961     Document Type: Article

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