Qualitative studies into bullying within special schools.
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Qualitative research allows examination of children's representations of bullying, integration and extension of quantitative data, and informing intervention and prevention strategies.
“Along these lines, qualitative research allows us to examine children’s representations of bullying, integrate and extend data from quantitative research, and thus inform researchers and practitioners about intervention and prevention strategies (Torrance, 2000; Espelage and Asidao, 2001; Patton et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Torrance, D. A.
- Corresponding author
- Torrance, Deirdre A.
- ORCID
- Torrance, Deirdre A.
- Venue
- British Journal of Special Education
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-03
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 16-21
- ISSN
- 0952-3383 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8578
- OpenAlex
- W1967023832
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Special Education (publishedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Social Sciences › Law › Legal Issues in Education
- Keywords
- bullying, special schools, special educational needs, school violence
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