Bullying in North American schools / edited by Dorothy L. Espelage and Susan M. Swearer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Espelage, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Lynn)

Swearer, Susan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullying in schools--North America--Prevention.

Bullying in schools.

Bullying in schools--North America--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bullying in North American Schools is an exciting compilation of research on bullying in school-aged youth by a representative group of researchers, including developmental, social, counseling, school, and clinical psychologists across North America. This new edition:illustrates the complexity of bullying behaviors and offers suggestions for decision-making to intervene and work to reduce bullying behaviorsprovides empirical guidance for school personnel as they develop bullying prevention and intervention programs or evaluate existing programs<L

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; 1 EXPANDING THE SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF BULLYING AMONG YOUTH: Lessons Learned from the Past and Directions for the Future; Part I Individual Characteristics Associated With Bullying; 2 GENDER AND BULLYING: Moving Beyond Mean Diff erences to Consider Conceptions of Bullying, Processes by which Bullying Unfolds, and Cyberbullying; 3 WHY DOES BEING BULLIED HURT SO MUCH?: Insights from Neuroscience; 4 BULLYING AMONG STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Impact and Implications

5 INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS IN STUDENTS INVOLVED IN BULLYING AND VICTIMIZATION6 UNWANTED SEXUAL AND HARASSING EXPERIENCES: From School to Text Messaging; Part II Peer Characteristics Associated With Bullying; 7 TEACHING PRACTICES, CLASSROOM PEER ECOLOGIES, AND BULLYING BEHAVIORS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN; 8 PART OF THE PROBLEM AND PART OF THE SOLUTION: The Role of Peers in Bullying, Dominance, and Victimization during the Transition from Primary School to Secondary School; 9 SIDESTEPPING THE JINGLE FALLACY: Bullying, Aggression, and the Importance of Knowing the Difference

Part III Classroom Characteristics Associated With Bullying10 TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD BULLYING; 11 GIRLS, BOYS, AND BULLYING IN PRESCHOOL: The Role of Gender in the Development of Bullying; 12 CLASSROOM ECOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT OR DISCOURAGE BULLYING; Part IV Beyond the Classroom: Considering School Climate, Family Relationships, Social Support, and Innovative School Partnerships; 13 SCHOOL CLIMATE AND CHANGE IN PERSONALITY DISORDER SYMPTOM TRAJECTORIES RELATED TO BULLYING: A Prospective Study; 14 THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN BULLYING

15 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS OF BULLIES AND VICTIMS16 CONSIDERATIONS WHEN MEASURING OUTCOMES TO ASSESS FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BULLYING- AND AGGRESSION-PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS; Part V Effective Prevention and Intervention Programs; 17 BULLY BUSTERS: A Resource for Schools and Parents to Prevent and Respond to Bullying; 18 INTEGRATING STRATEGIES FOR BULLYING, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION: The Expect Respect Elementary School Project

19 BULLY-PROOFING YOUR SCHOOL: Overview of the Program, Outcome Research, and Questions that Remain about how Best to Implement Effective Bullying Prevention in Schools20 TEACHER SUPPORT OF BULLYING PREVENTION: The Good, the Bad, and the Promising; 21 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF STEPS TO RESPECT: A School-Based Bullying Prevention Program; 22 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS: Lessons Learned from the Field; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-90894-3

1-136-90895-1

1-282-93022-2

9786612930225

0-203-84289-8

9780203842898

OCLC:

741356658