Are there differences between types of school?

A 1989 Scottish study found that there was little difference between bullying levels in city and country schools. However, it was found that bullying was more likely to occur in schools in small industrial towns, where pupils lived near the school.
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Article details

A Mellor (1989) 'Bullying. Not Worth Bothering About? A Study of Bullying in Scottish Secondary Schools', unpublished. A reference copy of this report is held by the Anti-Bullying Network.
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Author details

At the time of the study, Andrew Mellor was a practising teacher who had received funding from the Scottish Education Department to carry out this project. He has been actively involved in anti-bullying work in Scotland for almost 15 years, speaking at conferences, writing for academic and non-academic audiences and running in-service courses for teachers. He is now manager of the Anti-Bullying Network, which is funded by the Scottish Executive and based at The University of Edinburgh.
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