Most of the adolescentsthink that bullying in the school context “has always happened and will continue happening”, and present “a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude” towards this social problem, which makes difficult the intervention and leaves few hopes for its eradication.
Those are the conclusions of a doctoral thesis carried out at the department of Evolutionary and Education Psychology of the University of Granada (Spain), which warns that, from the viewpoint of psycho-pedagogical action, “it is necessary to prove to the children that this type of behaviours do not have to go on forever, and that it is possible to do something to stop them” through more complete educative programmes. [continue reading…]
Key to a child’s successful education is an environment in which he or she can learn safely. According to a report released today by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school violence, and 38 percent of parents would give their child’s elementary or junior high an “A.” link to continue reading Source: University of Michigan
Its that time of year again, kids are getting ready to go back to school.And as in previous years our psychology practice is preparing for the influx of kids and anxious parents who are dealing with bullying.
Last week in Slate Alan E. Kasedin and Carlo Rotella tackled this very problem. Bullies:They can be stopped but it takes a village”
Bullying is linked to everything from school shootings to youth suicide to adult depression and violent crime. School Bullying is nothing new, but psychologists are identifying new ways to prevent it. Dan Olweus, PhD. of Norway is recognised as a pioneer and “founding father of research” on bullying and victimization. His research inspired Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do (Understanding Children’s Worlds) Olweus found that 15 percent of Norwegian kids say they’ve been involved in bullying “now and then,” a statistic that slides upward in the United States to as high as 25 percent of students reporting they’ve been victims and 20 percent confessing to being bullies.
Olweus developed a program carefully evaluated in research,that involved parents, teachers, and peers throughout Norway which significantly reduced bullying.It has been viewed as a model and adopted in other countries—including the United States, where many schools employ variants of it………link to read original article
Most of the adolescents think that bullying in the school context “has always happened and will continue happening”, and present “a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude” towards this social problem, which makes difficult the intervention and leaves few hopes for its eradication.
 Olweus found that 15 percent of Norwegian kids say they’ve been involved in bullying “now and then,” a statistic that slides upward in the United States to as high as 25 percent of students reporting they’ve been victims and 20 percent confessing to being bullies.
