Framing of school violence in the South African printed media - (mis)information to the public

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Jacobs, Lynette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emotional violence; Media framing; Physical violence; School violence; Sexual violence; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902193591     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/201412120958     Document Type: Article

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