Cyberbullying at school: Good practice and legal aspects in the United Kingdom

Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-193

  Marczak, Magdalena ^a   Coyne, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Law; Online harassment; Traditional bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651394744     PISSN: 10372911     EISSN: 18392520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/ajgc.20.2.182     Document Type: Article

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