2XXFM Current Affairs Coordinator and Executive Producer Becca Posterino explores the issue of girls bullying behaviours in schools.

Dr Barbara Speers is the Co-Director of the Citizenship and Wellbeing Research Group of the Centre from Research in Education at the University of South Australia and has completed a PhD in girls bullying behaviours.

Barbara's research makes a clear distinction between conflict and bullying and acknoweldges the importance of recognising and addressing bullying behaviours in the community and education context.

Bullying in her view, commonly emanates from a need for power and can be active and passive making it a complex issue to confront.

Originally broadcast on 22nd August, 2016.