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An Observational Study of Teachers’ Affilliation and Control Behaviours towards Kindergarten Children

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Research supports that bullying often goes unnoticed in schools, especially at the elementary level. Dan Olweus, an expert and Norwegian researcher began studying bullying in the 1970s and continues his work today. The bulk of early research on bullying generally indicates younger children are bullied more than older children and declines as children get older (Hoover, Oliver, & Hazler, 1992; Rigby & Slee, 1991; Ziegler & Rosenstein-Manner, 1991; Zindi, 1994).

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Mcgee, J.M. (2012). An Observational Study of Teachers’ Affilliation and Control Behaviours towards Kindergarten Children. In: Interpersonal Relationships in Education. Advances in Learning Environments Research, vol 3. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-939-8_5

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