Understanding school bullying : its nature & prevention strategies / Peter K. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Peter K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullying in schools.

Bullying in schools--Prevention.

Physical Description:

vi, 229 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014.

Summary:

Bullying involves the repeated abuse of power in relationships. Bullying in schools can blight the lives of victims and damage the climate of the school. Over the last 25 years a burgeoning research program on school bullying has led to new insights into effective ways of dealing with it, as well as new challenges such as the advent of cyberbullying. This new book, by a leading international expert on the topic, brings together the cumulative knowledge acquired and the latest research findings in the area, with a global perspective especially covering research in Europe, North America, Australasia, and Asia. It will appeal to those taking academic courses in psychology, social work, educational psychology, child clinical psychology and psychiatry, and teacher training, but it will also be of interest to parents and teachers. Understanding School Bullying. Its Nature and Prevention Strategies should be indispensable reading for these groups and more, in fact anyone concerned with the well-being at children and young people everywhere. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 School bullying as a personal issue, a practical issue and a research programme 1

Bullying as a personal experience 1

Bullying as a practical issue 5

Bullying as a research programme 6

Plan of the book 8

2 What we mean by 'bullying' and a history of research on school bullying 10

Issues of definition 10

Actual understandings of bullying 22

Bullying in different contexts 27

History of research on school bullying 32

Summary 35

3 How we can find out about bullying 36

Types of informant 37

Methods: Questionnaires 42

Issues in designing and giving questionnaires 45

Methods: Nomination procedures 57

Methods: Other approaches 59

Assessment of bullying-like behaviours in preschool children 62

Ethical issues in assessment 64

Summary 65

4 Basic knowledge about school bullying and cyberbullying 67

Prevalence of bullying/victimisation 67

Types of bullying 78

Cyberbullying and its features SO

Bias, prejudice or identity-based bullying 85

The location and duration of bullying 91

Attitudes towards bullying 92

Stability of bully and victim roles 93

Trends over time - is bullying increasing or decreasing? 97

Cultural differences 100

Summary 102

5 Who is at risk and what are the effects? 104

Predictors of involvement in bully or victim roles 105

Individual level 106

Family level 120

Peer group 128

School class 130

School factors 133

Community level 135

Society level 135

Summary 138

6 Coping with bullying and the success of interventions 140

Individual actions against bullying - victim coping strategies 140

The role of parents 145

School actions against bullying 146

Reactive strategies for teaching staff 147

Proactive strategies in the school 155

Peer support schemes 162

Red Balloon Learner Centres 167

Anti-bullying programme interventions 169

An overview of large-scale interventions, and meta-analyses 180

Summary 183

7 Acting to reduce bullying and reflections on the research programme 185

Acting to reduce bullying 185

Reflections on the research programme 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-223) and index.

ISBN:

9781847879042

1847879047

1847879055

9781847879059

OCLC:

872987191