How to stop bullying in classrooms and schools : using social architecture to prevent, lessen, and end bullying / Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodstein, Phyllis Kaufman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullying in schools--Prevention.

Bullying in schools.

Bullying--Prevention.

Bullying.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

xiv, 248 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The premise of this guidebook for teacher educators, school professionals, and in-service and pre-service teachers is that bullying occurs because of breakdowns in relationships. The focus of the 10-point empirically researched anti-bullying program it presents is based on building and repairing relationships. Explaining how to use social architecture to erase bullying from classrooms, How to Stop Bullying in Classrooms and Schools:

Translates research into easily understandable language

Provides a step-by-step plan and the tools (classroom exercises, activities, practical strategies) to insure success in building classrooms where acceptance, inclusion, and respect reign

Examines the teacher's role, classroom management, bystander intervention, friendship, peer support, empathy, incompatible activities, stopping incidents, and adult support from a relationship perspective

Part I builds a foundation of knowledge by describing the five Ws of bullying: who, what, when, where, and why. Facts including the definition, prevalence, myths, characteristics, and consequences are explained. Part II provides a thorough look at ways social architecture can be implemented in the classroom. If every teacher in every classroom learned to apply this book's principles and suggestions for encouraging positive peer relationships, minimizing opportunities for bullying, and decreasing rewards, bullying would no longer plague our schools and educators could give 100 percent of their attention to academics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. The 5 Ws

who, what, when, where, and why

Why should teachers learn about bullying?

The definition

The facts

Consequences of bullying

2. Using social architecture to prevent, lessen, and end bullying

Introduction to social architecture

The teacher's role

Classroom management

Seating and grouping assignments

Bystanders/upstanders

Friendship

Peer support programs

Empathy

Battling bullying with incompatibility

Stopping and responding to bullying episodes

Adult support

Closing comments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415630274

9780415630269

0415630266

9780415630276

9780203097939

0203097939

OCLC:

781675322

Publisher Number:

99952323365