Bullying in Secondary Schools: What It Looks Like and How To Manage It / Edition 1

by Keith Sullivan, Mark Cleary, Ginny Sullivan

Overview

‘This book is an important and comprehensive resource.... It should be required reading in every secondary school' - Liz Carnell, Director, Bullying OnlineThis book is a practical guide to dealing with bullying in secondary schools. The authors present what we know about bullying, describe development issues for adolescence and discuss the social context of the school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761941934
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/21/2003
Series:	PCP Professional S
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	255
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

Keith Sullivan is a widely published author. He is professor of Education at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
What We Know About Bullying in Secondary Schools
Adolescence: ‘It was the Best of Times; It was the Worst of Times'
The Social Climate of the Secondary School
PART TWO: WHY ‘BAD' THINGS HAPPEN TO ‘GOOD' SCHOOLS
Let's Be Honest about What Schools Do
How Teachers Contribute to a Bullying Culture
Parents, the Other Victims
PART THREE: MAKING THE WHOLE SCHOOL SAFE
Developing a Whole School Approach
The Power of the Bystanders
Authoritative Teaching Practice
PART FOUR: THE SAFE SCHOOL IN ACTION
What to Do When Bullying Happens
Using the Curriculum to Understand and Deal With Bullying: ‘In the Cafeteria'
Harnessing Student Leadership
Experiential Learning through Social Theatre
Supporting Students Through Peer Mentoring
Changing the Social Dynamic: The No Blame Approach

Editorial Reviews

Demonstrating how empowering bystanders, and enlisting effective teacher support, combined with suggestions based on student-centered responses, and a profile of negative as well as positive responses parents may encounter when they confront school personnel about bullying, Bullying in Secondary Schools is strongly recommended and timely reading.

Midwest Book Review