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What children tell us about bullying in schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Ken Rigby
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Abstract

It is argued that much needed policies and practices to counter bullying in Australian schools should be based upon a realistic appraisal of what is known through research into the nature of the problem. This article provides a review of relevant Australian research between 1991 and 1996 conducted primarily by the author and co-workers, drawing particularly on school children’s reports and experiences and their perceptions of what can be done; finally it discusses steps that can be taken to reduce bullying in schools.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , 1997 , pp. 28 - 34
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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