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Title
Coping with bullying in Australian schools: how children with disabilities experience support from friends, parents and teachers
Author/Creator
Bourke, Susannah;  Burgman, Imelda
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Health Sciences
Description
Little research has been published investigating the experiences of physical and emotional support for children with disabilities in the Australian school context. The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore how children with disabilities experienced support when they were bullied at school. Qualitative interviews with 10 children, aged 8–10 years, were analysed. The children had a range of disabilities, including physical, visual and hearing impairments. The four themes that emerged were: (1) bullying experiences; (2) coping with bullying; (3) importance of friends; (4) adult responses to bullying. The implications of the contributions to this study for bullying research specific to the lives of children with disabilities are discussed, such as providing educational and health professionals with a knowledge of the support that children with disabilities draw on when they experience bullying.
Relation
Disability & Society Vol. 25, Issue 3, p. 359-371
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687591003701264
Date
2010
Publisher
Routledge
Keyword(s)
bullying;  phenomenology;  disability;  Australia;  children;  primary schools
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/928781
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ISSN:0968-7599
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