Non-physical bullying: Exploring the perspectives of grade 5 girls

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-425

  Swart, Estelle ^a   Bredekamp, Judith ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioecological theory; Bullying; Personal factors; Relational bullying; Social factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049473301     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v29n3a275     Document Type: Article

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