NCJ Number
164014
Date Published
1996
Length
148 pages
Annotation
This bullying prevention handbook, developed as a resource for school principals, teachers, and counselors, focuses on family dynamics and school environment factors that affect the extent and nature of bullying.
Abstract
Research documents that students in the United States report the middle school years as the worst years in terms of the intensity of bullying experienced. Consequently, the middle school and high school years represent an ideal time for intervention. Students are developmentally ready to conceptualize and deal with bullying issues; teachers and other school officials are in optimum roles to influence adolescent peer groups in positive, healthy directions; and classroom discussions can be directed toward the development of abstract thinking and idealism. The handbook provides an overview of bullying, answers commonly asked questions about bullying, and describes a bullying intervention model. In addition, the handbook covers the assessment and evaluation of bullying prevention and education programs, family issues in bullying, individual and small group intervention methods, and the use of bibliotherapy to reduce bullying. Additional information, forms, and resources related to bullying prevention are appended. References, tables, and figures