Bullying Interventions in Schools: Six Basic Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780864319579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 160 str.

Opis

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