Understanding School Bullying

Its Nature and Prevention Strategies

Peter Smith

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781473905443
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Educational Psychology

?This extraordinarilycomprehensive book authored by the leading international authority in the field integrates research, theory and practice on the topic of school bullying. In an alreadyresearch saturated field Peter Smith's writingcaptures the humanity of why this topic strikes such a chord in the community. He reminds us in athoughtful, practical and caring manner why we must continue to advocate on all levels for those impacted by bullying.?
-Professor Phillip T. Slee, Flinders University, Australia ? Understanding School Bullying offers a refreshingly clear account of the wealth of insights gained over a quarter of a century of research. As Smith's comprehensive review convincingly shows, much has been learned and much of this has been put to good use in improving children's wellbeing. This is surely essential reading for any researcher concerned with bullying, childhood or life at school.? -Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, author ofChildren, Risk and Safety Online

?Peter Smith's new book will occupy a prominent place on my bookshelf. It provides a thorough and highly readable discussion of the breadth of research on school bullying. Dr. Smith includes discussions of important challenges related to research on this topic along with an excellent review of important studies and findings. This unique volume has influenced my thinking about the direction of my own research. The book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, consumers of research, and others who seek a research-based understanding of this important topic.? -Sheri Bauman, Ph.D., Professor at University of Arizona

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.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• One School bullying as a personal issue, a practical issue and a research programme
• Two What we mean by ‘bullying’ and a history of research on school bullying
• Three How we can find out about bullying
• Four Basic knowledge about school bullying and cyberbullying
• Five Who is at risk and what are the effects?
• Six Coping with bullying and the success of interventions
• Seven Acting to reduce bullying and reflections on the research programme
• Appendix A Record sheet for incidents of bullying
• References
• Index