Download or read book The Impact of an Anti Bullying Program on the Prevalence of Bullying in Junior and Senior High School written by Beaton J. Walsh and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2000-06-18 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scope of Study:This dissertation examines the impact of an anti-bullying program on the prevalence of bullying in junior and senior high school. Three research questions were posed: Will an anti-bullying program reduce the prevalence of bullying in Junior (Grades 7-9) and Senior High (Grades 10-12) school? Will the program be more effective at the Junior or Senior High school level? Are there gender issues related to the effectiveness of the program (i.e., do males or females benefit more from the implementation of the program)? Findings and Conclusions: Data collected and analyzed to address the above questions suggest that the anti-bullying program was ineffective in reducing the prevalence of bullying at the junior and senior high school level. The treatment group at St. Bernard's School did not show any statistically significant changes when compared to the control group at Jacques Fontaine School. When grade was analyzed in the treatment group as a factor on the impact of the program, in all but one of the questions examined, there was little in the way of statistical significance to report. In the one question where significance was observed, students at the grade 10-12 level reported a lower level of bullying than their grade 7-9 counterparts. In addition, when gender was examined in the treatment group as a factor on the impact of the anti-bullying program, no statistical significance was observed. Thus, it would appear the anti-bullying program chosen for this study was ineffective in reducing the prevalence of bullying in junior and senior high school students.
Download or read book Preventing Bullying Through Science Policy and Practice written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must have "asked for" this type of treatment, or deserved it. Sometimes, even the child who is bullied begins to internalize this idea. For many years, there has been a general acceptance and collective shrug when it comes to a child or adolescent with greater social capital or power pushing around a child perceived as subordinate. But bullying is not developmentally appropriate; it should not be considered a normal part of the typical social grouping that occurs throughout a child's life. Although bullying behavior endures through generations, the milieu is changing. Historically, bulling has occurred at school, the physical setting in which most of childhood is centered and the primary source for peer group formation. In recent years, however, the physical setting is not the only place bullying is occurring. Technology allows for an entirely new type of digital electronic aggression, cyberbullying, which takes place through chat rooms, instant messaging, social media, and other forms of digital electronic communication. Composition of peer groups, shifting demographics, changing societal norms, and modern technology are contextual factors that must be considered to understand and effectively react to bullying in the United States. Youth are embedded in multiple contexts and each of these contexts interacts with individual characteristics of youth in ways that either exacerbate or attenuate the association between these individual characteristics and bullying perpetration or victimization. Recognizing that bullying behavior is a major public health problem that demands the concerted and coordinated time and attention of parents, educators and school administrators, health care providers, policy makers, families, and others concerned with the care of children, this report evaluates the state of the science on biological and psychosocial consequences of peer victimization and the risk and protective factors that either increase or decrease peer victimization behavior and consequences.
Download or read book Protecting Children Against Bullying and Its Consequences written by Izabela Zych and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact resource synthesizes current research on bullying in the schools while presenting strengths-based approaches to curbing this growing epidemic. Its international review of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies unravels the complex dynamics of bullying and provides depth on the range of negative outcomes for bullies, victims, enablers, and victims who bully. Chapters on protective factors against bullying identify personal competencies, such as empathy development, and keys to a positive school environment, featuring findings on successful school-based prevention programs in different countries. Throughout, the authors clearly define bullying as a public health/mental health issue, and prevention as a deterrent for future antisocial and criminal behavior. Included in the coverage: · School bullying in different countries: prevalence, risk factors, and short-term outcomes. · Personal protective factors against bullying: emotional, social, and moral competencies. · Contextual protective factors against bullying: school-wide climate. · Protecting children through anti-bullying interventions. · Protecting bullies and victims from long-term undesirable outcomes. · Future directions for research, practice, and policy. With its wealth of answers to a global concern, Protecting Children against Bullying and Its Consequences is a definitive reference and idea book for the international community of scholars in criminology and developmental psychology interested in bullying and youth violence, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Download or read book Impact of a Bullying Prevention Program at a Southern Middle School written by Shannon Elizabeth Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) was purchased by a southern school district to combat bullying and raise perceptions of school climate. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effectiveness of the OBPP in combatting bullying in a school for the 2015-2016 school year. Bullying data were compiled and compared using the OBQ from 2012, 2013, and 2014 to create the Middle School Bullying Survey administered in the fall of 2015 (presurvey) and the spring of 2016 (postsurvey) to reassess school climate, prevalence of bullying, and effectiveness of the OBPP. For Research Question 1, using chi-square tests, results showed no statistically significant associations in perceptions of students regarding being bullied at school before and after the implementation of the bullying prevention program. For Research Question 2, using descriptive statistics, results showed that both sets of participants reported bullying incidents to their parent/guardian more often. For Research Question 3, using chi-square tests, results showed no statistically significant differences between perceptions of girls and boys before and after the implementation of the bullying prevention program. For Research Question 4, using descriptive statistics, results showed that bullying happened more often at the gym, in the hallway, and during recess. For Research Question 5, using chi-square tests, results showed no statistically significant associations in perceptions of eighth-grade students and teachers on the social and physical environments from the end of 2015 to the end of 2016, as determined by the South Carolina Department of Education Annual Report Card Summary Evaluation Results.
Download or read book Mental Health Issues in Southeast Asia Regions Looking Back and Moving Forward written by Kit-Aun Tan and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making an Impact on School Bullying written by Peter K. Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring international and intercultural perspectives, Making an Impact on School Bullying presents a much-needed insight into the serious problem of bullying in schools. As the effect of bullying on victims can be devastating, and bystanders and even perpetrators are often also negatively affected by the experience, finding successful solutions to the problem of bullying is crucial for improving school life around the world. This invaluable book looks at a range of practical interventions that have addressed the problem of school bullying. Peter Smith presents a curated collection of seven examples of successful anti-bullying procedures from around the world - including the US, Europe and Asia - and an exploration of cyberbullying. Each chapter examines the context in which the interventions took place, how theoretical knowledge transferred into practice, and the impact and legacy of the work. Covering the most important and widely-used strategies to combat bullying, the book provides readers with a roadmap to developing practical and impactful interventions. Ideal reading for students and researchers of education and developmental psychology, Making an Impact on School Bullying is also useful for school counsellors and education authorities.
Download or read book The Bullying Phenomenon written by Dwayne Ruffin Ed.D and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student bullying exists as an egregious, insidious, and antisocial behavior that traumatizes millions of students each year. Bullying is a widespread problem that has its greatest impact and prevalence during middle school and high school years. The effects of bullying are well documented and include negative impacts on student development and academic achievement. Bullying consequently causes psychological harm as well as a lack of normative social interactions and maladaptive outcomes for children who engage in bullying. As an effective intervention, the author developed the Bullying Resolution Model. The Bullying Resolution Model is solution driven. The model components consist of five core-driving forces embedded within the bullying cycle, purposefully designed to achieve a resolution. Primarily, the bullying resolution model is dynamic in nature. The Bullying Resolution Model attribute is based on the premise of reaching a resolution by means of vigorous activity through acquiring social and emotional competency interaction skills. The synergistic feature of the model guides the facilitator through the resolution process for maximum effectiveness. Consequently, the bullying model components can address multilevel conflicts ranging from minor inappropriateness to sever or even complex dilemmas. Giving much-needed support and interventions to the facilitator in confronting the apparent bully or bullies, monitor setbacks, and progress to resolution of the conflicted parties.
Download or read book Bullying and Cyberbullying Their Nature and Impact on Psychological Wellbeing written by Carla Canestrari and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bullying Prevention for Schools written by Allan L. Beane and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Successful ANTI-BullyING Program Bullying can be found in every school system, school, and classroom. It is destructive to the well-being of students, creates unsafe schools, and impacts learning. School personnel, parents, and others are increasingly realizing the importance of putting effective anti-bullying strategies and policies in place that will create safe, caring, and peaceful schools where all students feel a sense of belonging and acceptance. Based on Allan L. Beane's proven Bully Free7reg; Program, Bullying Prevention for Schools is a step-by-step guide to implementing an anti-bullying program in individual schools or throughout a district. In Bullying Prevention for Schools, Dr. Beane details how to: Implement training for school personnel and volunteers and awareness sessions for students, parents, and the community Establish policies, rules, behavioral expectations, discipline rubrics, and response plans Prepare intervention and prevention strategies Develop a plan to actively include, involve, and empower students, parents, and the community And much more Bullying Prevention for Schools also contains a wealth of reproducible documents and forms, such as surveys, statement sheets, and intervention questionnaires.
Download or read book A Meta analysis of the Effectiveness of Anti bullying Programs on Students written by Patrisha Kotzur Livingston and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bullying in schools is a serious and pervasive psychological problem that affects more than 16 percent of United States school children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2001). Although efforts to decrease school bullying have resulted in a large number of available anti-bullying programs, studies on the identification of effective anti-bullying programs are limited. Due to the high prevalence of bullying, there is a dire need to evaluate such efforts in preventing and reducing bullying behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate anti-bullying program outcome results through meta-analysis and content analysis. The specific focus of the study was to systematically review the literature on the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs, establish empirically validated components of effective anti-bullying programs, and provide evidence based recommendations for the development of effective anti-bullying interventions. The identification of effective components was based on meta-analytic evaluation of two primary research questions: (1) Is there a significant impact of anti-bullying interventions observed based on a synthesis of available outcome studies; and (2) Can effective programs and non-effective programs be distinguisehed by effective components? Across all studies, there was a significant impact of anti-bullying interventions. Overall, the anti-bullying programs investigated showed 57% positive treatment effects on frequency of bullying and victimization, personal responses to bullying incidents, general attitudes, and growth for victims with a moderate positive net effect size of 0.67. In addition, effective anti-bullying programs and non-effective anti-bullying programs cannot be distinguished by their program components based on many similarities and overlapping program components. In conclusion, rigorous methodological efforts are needed to identify factors and conditions that influence variably in program success and effectiveness. Empirically validated components of anti-bullying programs can improve the quality of programs and aid in the reduction and prevention of school bullying."--Abstract.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bullying Interventions in Schools written by Ken Rigby and published by Aust Council for Ed Research. This book was released on 2010 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dealing effectively with the problem of bullying in schools is now recognized as a major challenge for educators of young people. Successful interventions to stop, or even reduce, bullying in schools are difficult to achieve. However, the case for improving the effectiveness of school interventions in cases of bullying is overwhelming. More attention needs to be paid to what can be done in addressing actual cases of bullying, as well as seeking to create a school environment in which the task may be more manageable. Schools need to be aware of the range of approaches that may be adopted and applied in dealing with individual cases. Bullying Interventions in Schools examines in detail six major intervention methods, including: the traditional disciplinary approach * strengthening the victim * mediation * restorative practice * the support group method * the method of shared concern. Bullying Interventions in Schools promotes an understanding of the methods that exist to address actual c
Download or read book Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying written by Nels Ericson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evidence Based Bullying Prevention Programs for Children and Youth written by Dagmar Strohmeier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying is a hot topic at schools across the nation. Chronic involvement in bullying is associated with many intrapersonal, interpersonal, and academic problems, and even sporadic experiences of bullying are harmful. During the last two decades, several prevention and intervention programs have been developed by research teams all over the world. Many of these programs have been adopted in the United States. This volume introduces five evidence-based anti-bullying programs developed in European countries, where much of the early innovations and adaptations have occurred. Based on state-of-the-art knowledge, This volume answers: How can educators detect that bullying is going on in their school? How can educators respond competently in acute bullying situations? How can educators prevent bullying in their schools in the long run? This is the 133rd volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions.
Download or read book Interventions to Reduce Bullying and Cyberbullying written by Peter K. Smith and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Interventions to Reduce Bullying and Cyberbullying that was published in IJERPH
Download or read book School Bullying in Different Cultures written by Peter K. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School bullying is recognized as an international problem, but publications have focussed on the Western tradition of research. This is the first volume to bring together perspectives on school bullying from a range of Eastern as well as Western countries, covering basic findings, direct comparisons, explanations and implications for intervention.
Download or read book Bullying written by Faye Mishna and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the increased recognition of the devastating effects of bullying, there is now a tremendous amount of information available on its prevalence, associated factors, and the evaluation data on well known school-wide anti-bullying education, prevention, and intervention programs. Yet numerous complex issues span individual and societal variables---including individual characteristics and vulnerability, peer and family relationships and dynamics, classroom and school milieus, and stigma and discrimination---making the task of understanding, assessing, and responding to bullying on the ground complicated for researchers and nearly impossible for school-based practitioners. Untangling some of the thorny issues around what causes and constitutes bullying, including how to think differently about overlapping phenomena such as racism, sexism, homophobia, or sexual harassment, Faye Mishna presents an exhaustive body of empirical and theoretical literature in such a way as to be accessible to both students and practitioners. Chapters will equip readers to think critically about contexts, relationships, and risk and protective factors that are unique to individual students and schools, and to effectively assess and design multi-level interventions for a variety of aggressive behaviors. Paying particular attention to emerging types of victimization, such as cyber bullying, and to vulnerable groups, such as LGBTQ youth and students with disabilities, Mishna distills the key elements of successful interventions with both victims and aggressors and includes case examples and practice principles throughout. The result is an integrated, nuanced synthesis of current and cutting-edge scholarship that will appeal to students, practitioners, and researchers in social work, education, and psychology.
