Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into kindergarten principals’ and parents’ understanding of bullying and how they experience cooperating against it. In-depth interviews with three kindergarten principals and six parents in Norway were completed, and the material was analysed in light of Honneth’s theory of recognition and infringement. The principals and parents agree that bullying is a social exclusion process. At the same time, they associate bullying with characteristics of the individual, and they view the children’s experiences of bullying differently. The principals and parents experience challenges in their cooperation against bullying. In particular, the obligation of confidentiality is considered an obstacle.

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