Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Date of Award

5-2005

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Wayne Gillespie

Committee Members

John T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell

Abstract

Bullying is a form of peer violence needing extensive research to help understand the differences in gender for the prevention of such behavior. Most research has been performed in school settings and in a quantitative manner. This study was conducted by six researchers in an after-school facility with a qualitative approach. A minimum of 15 hours per researcher was spent observing behaviors and 20 interviews were performed. A grounded theory approach was used for the analysis of data which tend to show more similarities than differences in the way children bully as well as their perceptions of bullying.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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