Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

School perspectives on bullying and preventative strategies: An exploratory study

School perspectives on bullying and preventative strategies: An exploratory study Despite the continual rise in research into school bullying worldwide, comparatively little has been reported on actions that have been taken by schools to counter the problem. This article reports on a small-scale, exploratory study that was designed to provide an account of strategies that were being undertaken in 25 Australian government schools catering for mainstream students. It examines the reported use of both proactive and reactive strategies, and their frequency and perceived effectiveness. It reveals a wide diversity of practices. Strengths and limitations of teacher-directed activities are described, comparisons are made with anti-bullying strategies employed outside Australia, and suggestions are made to enhance the effectiveness of anti-bullying practices. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

School perspectives on bullying and preventative strategies: An exploratory study

Australian Journal of Education , Volume 61 (1): 16 – Apr 1, 2017

Loading next page...
 
/lp/sage/school-perspectives-on-bullying-and-preventative-strategies-an-2QX2aEsbnI

References (22)

Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© Australian Council for Educational Research 2017
ISSN
0004-9441
eISSN
2050-5884
DOI
10.1177/0004944116685622
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Despite the continual rise in research into school bullying worldwide, comparatively little has been reported on actions that have been taken by schools to counter the problem. This article reports on a small-scale, exploratory study that was designed to provide an account of strategies that were being undertaken in 25 Australian government schools catering for mainstream students. It examines the reported use of both proactive and reactive strategies, and their frequency and perceived effectiveness. It reveals a wide diversity of practices. Strengths and limitations of teacher-directed activities are described, comparisons are made with anti-bullying strategies employed outside Australia, and suggestions are made to enhance the effectiveness of anti-bullying practices.

Journal

Australian Journal of EducationSAGE

Published: Apr 1, 2017

There are no references for this article.