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Bullying in higher education: an endemic problem?

Malcolm Tight

Tertiary Education and Management · 2023

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Abstract We may think that bullying is a childish behaviour that is left behind on finishing school, or that universities and colleges are too cultured and intellectual as institutions to have room for such behaviour, but these hopes are far from the truth. The research evidence shows that bullying of all kinds is rife in higher education. Indeed, it seems likely that the peculiar nature of higher education actively encourages particular kinds of bullying. This article provides a review of the research on bullying in higher education, considering what this shows about its meaning, extent and nature, and reviews the issues that have been identified and possible solutions to them. It concludes that, while there is much that higher education institutions need to do to respond effectively to b

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s11233-023-09124-z
Catalogue ID
SNmojolipq-4jll6f
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