A survey of teachers' and students' perception of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions of Edo state, Nigeria

Asian Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 268-274

  Imonikhe, Justina ^a   Aluede, Oyaziwo ^b   Idogho, Philipa ^a  

^a Auchi Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Academic fraud; Academic stressor; College students; Gender violence; School failure; School violence; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857606070     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v8n1p268     Document Type: Article

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