Bullying in Graduate School: Its Nature and Effects

Authors

Rachel H. Gentry, Ball State UniversityFollow
Bernard E. Whitley Jr., Ball State University

Abstract

Does bullying exist in graduate school? If so, what does it look like? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 graduate students from various departments at a medium-sized, Midwestern U.S. university. Grounded Theory methodology (Glaser, 1978) was utilized to gain insight into the terms and behaviors students used to define bullying in the graduate school context. Through constant comparative analysis (Stern, 1980), categories emerged that provided an understanding of the different perspectives inherent in a bully system, and the meanings attached to bullying behaviors. These findings can provide administrators and counselors with the information necessary to conduct preventative training to help students interact in a more professional, inclusive manner.

Keywords

Bullying, Graduate School, Qualitative Research

Publication Date

9-8-2014

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1012

Recommended APA Citation

Gentry, R. H., & Whitley, B. E. (2014). Bullying in Graduate School: Its Nature and Effects. The Qualitative Report, 19(36), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1012