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15 - Looking below the Surface

A Canadian Perspective on Cyberbullying in Schools and Universities

from Part IV - Commentaries from North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2018

Peter K. Smith
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London
Suresh Sundaram
Affiliation:
Annamalai University
Barbara A. Spears
Affiliation:
University of South Australia
Catherine Blaya
Affiliation:
Université de Nice, Sophia Antipolis
Mechthild Schäfer
Affiliation:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen
Damanjit Sandhu
Affiliation:
Punjabi University, Patiala
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Bullying, Cyberbullying and Student Well-Being in Schools
Comparing European, Australian and Indian Perspectives
, pp. 317 - 335
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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