Bullying A Handbook for Educators and Parents

Subjects:

• Education » Education (General)
• Education » Guidance & Counseling

Reviews:

• Unlike many other resources....it draws from developmental psychology to explain why some individuals engage in bullying behavior. Most delightfully, the authors also sensitize school staff to various systems-level factors inherent in school environments that may create a culture of bullying. It is this ecological approach that truly sets Rivers, Duncan, and Besag's book apart from other volumes and makes it especially useful....Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents should be on the bookshelf of every school mental health worker and administrator to help design and maintain safe and healthy schools. The book is an excellent resource for psychologists, school counselors, school administrators, and parents who are asking what bullying looks like and what can be done to address it, both at an individual and at a systems level.
  —PsycCRITIQUES May 21, 2008
• [O]ffers a comprehensive exploration of the bullying within public schools, drawing upon research conducted in the United States, United Kingdon, Scandinavia, and Canada. It offers insights into the immediate and long-term impact bullying can have upon the lives of students, their families, and teachers. It offers parents useful tips for working proactively with school administrators to resolve bullying issues, and it provides teachers with materials that facilitate a better understanding.
  —Adolescence Spring 2008
• Drawing on research conducted in the US, the UK, Scandinavia, and Canada, Rivers (psychology, Queen Margaret University, Scotland) offers insight into the immediate and long-term impact that bullying can have on the lives of students, their families, and teachers. He gives parents tips for working proactively with school administrators to resolve bullying issues, and provides teachers with materials that facilitate a better understanding of the social dynamics of the classroom, hallways, and playground. Administrators will find a quick guide to recent state and federal statutes, directives, and legislation related to bullying and antisocial behavior in grades K-12. Sexual bullying, homophobic bullying, and special needs and bullying are some areas discussed.
  —SciTech Book News February 2008
• [P]rovides an exploration of the bullying within public schools. It offers insights into the immediate and long-term impact bullying can have on the lives of students, their families, and their teachers. It presents parents with useful tips for working proactively with school administrators to resolve bullying issues, and provides teachers with materials that facilitate a better understanding of the social dynamics of the classroom, hallways, and playground. The handbook also offers administrators a quick, no-nonsense guide to recent state and federal statutes, directives, and legislation relating to bullying and antisocial behavior in grades K-12.
  —Library Media Connection January 2008

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword
  Preface
  Acknowledgments
  Part I General Introduction
  1 Introduction: Bullying, What Is It?
  2 Understanding Bullies and Victims
  3 Institutional Factors in Bullying
  Part II Advice for Educators
  4 Gender, Sexuality and Bullying in Schools
  5 Homophobic Bullying
  6 Special Needs and Bullying
  7 Challenging Bullying Behavior in Schools: Current Approaches
  Part III Advice for Parents
  8 Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Bullying
  9 Working with Schools: A Guide for Parents
  Part IV The Way Ahead
  Chapter 10 Beyond Childish Antics
  Glossary
  Index