Equality in the provision of social, personal and health education in the Republic of Ireland: The case of homophobic bullying?

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-81

  O’higgins Norman, James ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gay; Homophobic; Lesbian; Personal and health education; Schools; Social; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957858855     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940802062568     Document Type: Article

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