Bullying or befriending? Children's responses to classmates with special needs

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-12

  Frederickson, Norah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Interaction; Peer acceptance; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953193010     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2009.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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