scholarly journals The application of a bullying prevention program in school - characteristics of effective programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 407-418
Author(s):  
Marija Markovic ◽  
Zorica Stanisavlјevic-Petrovic ◽  
Anastasija Mamutovic
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Context ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
General Goals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Effective Programs

The problem of bullying represents a priority institutional, as well as wider social problem, and it needs to be addressed persistently and systematically, bearing in mind the long-term negative consequences that it leaves on all involved actors. In the school environment the most commonly applied level of prevention is universal, i.e. primary prevention. The study of the effectiveness of the application of various bullying prevention programs shows that it is possible to identify certain characteristics of effective programs. The given characteristics are systematized in terms of those related to the program itself, the specifics of the school staff and the teaching staff. In order for the school bullying prevention program to give valid results, it is necessary to focus on two general goals: creating a safe and supportive school environment - through changes at different levels of school functioning in order to create an supportive school climate, as well as the application of school rules against bullying; and the development of individual interpersonal competences among students - through the application of appropriate measures and activities at the individual or group level, aimed at the development of interpersonal skills. The process of designing school bullying prevention program should be based on the analysis and understanding of the specifics and needs of the existing school context.

scholarly journals Socio-Psychological Aspects of School Bullying Prevention in a Digital Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-427
Author(s):  
Yanina K. Nelyubova ◽  
◽  
Oksana S. Grishanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Regional Model ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Saratov Region

The article is devoted to the analysis of overcoming the risks of digital socialization in the context of the ideas of adolescents and teachers about the phenomenon of bullying in the school environment. The relevance of addressing the topic is due to the need to develop a regional model for the prevention of bullying, which requires the study of deficits and resources in the professional position of teaching staff. The purpose of the article is to show the possibilities of professional reflection to reduce the contradiction between the significance of bullying problems for teenagers and the unpreparedness of pedagogical teams to effectively respond to this problem. The article contains the results of empirical studies – data from the annual socio-psychological testing of adolescents in the Saratov region (90,422 students), exploring problems that reduce the psychological stability of youth – aggressive manifestations in the teenage environment as well as an analysis of teachers’ ideas about the causes, participants and prevention of bullying and cyberbullying (125 people). The article focuses on actually available and desirable strategies for teachers to respond to aggression in the teenage environment. The conclusions indicate that the collective moderation of the problem allows us to identify the components of the school’s anti-bullying strategy, the study defines the need for including response skills in the bullying situation in continuing education programs for teachers.

scholarly journals School-based interventions to address bullying

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
School Based ◽  
History Of ◽  
School Based Interventions ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Bullying Interventions ◽  
Meta Analyses

Following some background studies on the nature of school bullying, its prevalence, and the negative consequences it can have, this article reviews the history of anti-bullying interventions over the last 30 years. It considers several major programmes in detail, such as the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, KiVa, Steps to Respect, and Friendly Schools. The nature and evaluation of the interventions is discussed, followed by a review of meta-analyses of the programmes effectiveness. Issues considered are the effect at different ages; components of interventions; work with peers; disciplinary methods, non-punitive and restorative approaches; challenges regarding cyberbullying; the role of parents; the role of teachers and teacher training; set menu versus à la carte approaches; sustainability of interventions and societal context. Conclusions show that interventions have had some success, with traditional bullying. However, further progress is needed in strengthening theoretical underpinnings to interventions, and in tackling cyberbullying.

IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Y. Lytvynenko
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Bullying Prevention Programs ◽  
Practical Program ◽  
Ukrainian Society

At present, in the Ukrainian society, there is a gradual transition from the "interest" of bullying problems to implement a practical program to counteract bullying in the school environment. Programs are being implemented with support the MES of Ukraine using conflicting functionality, changing and navigating non-violent behavior and civic attitudes. The results of the empirical study made it possible to pay attention to the need to change approaches when using bullying prevention technology among adolescents. In particular, it was determined that not only forms of preventive training play a major role in preventing bullying, but the use of techniques, methods, ways of information submission by the subjects who carry it out, and features of interpersonal interaction with adolescents. Often, they have signs of prejudice and stigma that provoke aggression and bullying cases.

scholarly journals Bullying in school environment: the educators’ understanding

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Felipe Soares Salgado ◽  
Wanderlei Abadio de Oliveira ◽  
Jorge Luiz Da Silva ◽  
Beatriz Oliveira Pereira ◽  
Marta Angélica Iossi Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
The Family

Introduction: Bullying is a type of violence between peers characterized by intentionality, repetition and imbalance of power between victims and aggressors. The occurrence of bullying in the school context impairs students' learning and healthy development. Objective: To analyze the educators' understanding of bullying in the school environment. Methods: Cross-sectional and qualitative study carried out with 16 educators (principals, deputy principals, pedagogical coordinators and teachers) from two public schools in a city in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews that followed a script produced from indications in the specialized literature were conducted. The content of the interviews was recorded and transcribed in full. The interpretation of the data followed the assumptions of content analysis, in its thematic modality, considering the following steps: pre-analysis, exploration of the material, treatment of results and interpretation. Results: Three thematic categories were identified: 1) The centrality of families in the problems of schools in relation to the conception of educators; 2) Beliefs that establish explanatory links for bullying; and 3) Intervention actions developed in relation to bullying. The results show that educators' beliefs hold families exclusively responsible for school problems and bullying. These conceptions stem from situations experienced in everyday life or from speeches of other education professionals who reiterate the absence of families and the little parental involvement in the issues of formal education of children as the major problem. Narratives of this nature denote the absence of an expanded understanding of bullying and its complexity. In addition to the family, the educators pointed out the influences of personality, the media and social standards as factors that can explain the involvement of students in bullying situations. For the participants, the most effective responses to minimize or respond adequately to school bullying require the participation of the family and some did not believe that the school could do something effective alone. In the data set, it was noticed that the educators' beliefs and understandings about the problem of bullying prevent measures aimed at school aspects, which are more proximal to the occurrence of bullying, from being implemented. Conclusion: It is concluded that the investigated educators need to expand their understanding of bullying, in order to develop effective actions to face this phenomenon in schools, which also include the participation of families.

scholarly journals The Potential of Anti-Bullying Efforts to Prevent Academic Failure and Youth Crime. A Case Using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolai Topstad Borgen ◽  
Dan Olweus ◽  
Lars Johannessen Kirkebøen ◽  
Kyrre Breivik ◽  
Mona Elin Solberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
School Level ◽  
Youth Crime ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program ◽  
Bullying Programs

AbstractThe effectiveness of bullying prevention programs has led to expectations that these programs could have effects beyond their primary goals. By reducing the number of victims and perpetrators and the harm experienced by those affected, programs may have longer-term effects on individual school performance and prevent crime. In this paper, we use Norwegian register data to study the long-term impact of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) on academic performance, high school dropout, and youth crime for the average student, which we call population-level effects. The OBPP program is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful programs reducing school-level bullying; yet, using a difference-in-difference design, no statistically significant population-level effects of the OBPP were found on any of the long-term outcomes in this study. When studied at the population level, as in the current project, the base rate prevalence of bullying is a major explanatory factor for these results. Earlier studies have shown that OBPP reduces bullying prevalence by 30–50%. This decrease translates into absolute reductions in bullying victimization and perpetration at the population level of “only” four and two percentage points, respectively. Our results suggest the average causal effects of school bullying involvement are too small to translate this reduction in bullying into a sizeable population-level impact on students’ long-term outcomes. However, a limited potential of anti-bullying programs to prevent population-level adversity can very well be compatible with substantial program effects for individual bullies and victims. Further, our results do not speak to the main objective of anti-bullying programs of limiting childhood abuse and safeguarding children’s human rights.

scholarly journals Apoyo educativo y de pares en las disciplinas en ciencia, tecnología, informática y matemáticas

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Jiménez-León ◽  
Deneb Elí Magaña-Medina ◽  
Edith Cisneros-Cohernour ◽  
Silvia Patricia Aquino-Zúñiga
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Students ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Individual

Objectives: There are few studies, which identify the support received by high school students in the decision making process for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The objective of the present study is to know the narratives of the students according to their interactions within their social and school environment, understanding the individual interest of the student in terms of mastery, tastes, participation, curiosity and attachment to the areas. Methodology: A focus group session was held with students of the mathematics career. From three trigger questions that assessed a total of 10 dimensions in the group, which allowed adjusting and enriching the theoretical structure through the synthetic analytical method to discover relationships and general characteristics. Contribution: The areas of interaction between friends within social roles and tutoring by teachers in the school context, are activities that strengthened decision making for people who participated in the focus group. Specific dimensions are defined for the intervention for the benefit of social inclusion in disadvantaged communities within the disciplines C.T.I.M. should be taken into account, especially by specialists in these areas.

‘What we give to others, come back to us’. The role of peer leadership in creating a positive school climate and bullying prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Tłuściak-Deliowska ◽  
Alyona Gubenko
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Peer Leadership ◽  
School Life ◽  
The Right

In this article, the authors discuss the nature of peer-based prevention programs. The analyzes are conducted in the context of school bullying prevention and the associated need to build a friendly and safe school environment. Attention was paid to shaping a positive peer culture by involving young people in various types of prosocial activities. Peer leadership programs are a special kind of activity where the driving force is youth. Implementation of a peer program into school life enables the full potential of young people to be activated. Such programs mobilize young people to make positive changes in their social surroundings, to help themselves and others through constructive cooperation. Taking into account that these programs are carried out within the school environment, the condition of the effectiveness is the attitude of school toward such activities. It is important to foster positive peer relationships, to encourage students to participate and create the right conditions for change.

Secondary Psychological Prevention Self-Injurious Behavior of Schoolchildren

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
N.Kh Biletskaya ◽  
S.A. Belousova ◽  
T.A. Tetyueva
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
School Psychologist ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Counseling Training ◽  
Youth Subcultures ◽  
The Individual

This program describes the system of work of a school psychologist with students of adolescence and youthful age, as well as their immediate environment at the secondary level of prevention. The pro-gram is coordinated with the characteristics of the target group: it takes into account the cultural specificity of adolescent and youth subcultures, in which self-harm is used to create a group identity and communicate with other members of the group; the context is taken into account (peculiarities of the school environment); the level of development of adolescents (for example, their desire for inde-pendence in relations with their parents and the corresponding problems in communication with them); the trajectory of the formation of undesirable behavior. Based on the analysis of criteria for assessing self-injurious behavior, methods of its diagnosis, including those in the risk group, as well as tools for studying the existing suicidal danger were selected. Discussion of criteria and indicators for tracking the effectiveness of psychological impact is provided. In accordance with the psycholog-ical analysis of the phenomenon, individual and group forms of psychological assistance are as-sumed. The main directions of psychological influence are the formation of constructive motivation (positive values, orientation towards fulfilling social requirements and self-preservation); integration of individual experiences; improving self-regulation; increasing stress resistance and expanding personality resources; development of vital skills; elimination or reduction of manifestations of mala-daptive behavior; expansion of social ties and positive social experience of the individual. Forms of work of a psychologist: organization of the social environment; informing; active social learning (training); initiation of search / organization of alternative activities; activation of personal resources; design to minimize negative consequences; others. The main types of activities, which include students: individual counseling; training groups in order to correct negative emotionally significant situa-tions; individual work with the child’s value system; teaching social skills, methods of effective com-munication, constructive behavior in conflict situations. The main groups of applied methods: meth-ods of stimulating the motivation of behavior change; methods of correcting emotional disorders; self-regulation methods; cognitive restructuring techniques; methods of extinguishing unwanted be-havior; methods of forming positive behavior (reinforcement, rehearsal — assertiveness training, etc.).

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