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Title:
The anti-bullying handbook
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2011
Physical Description:
xv, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781849204804

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Summary

The Anti-Bullying Handbook is an essential source of information which provides a clear overview of what we understand about bullying. This fully revised second edition of Keith Sullivan's very popular book is an ideal resource to increase knowledge on a difficult subject. It covers a vast range of issues with clarity and precision. It has been updated and expanded to include: What we know and can do about cyber bullying Using puppet theatre to teach Early Childhood and Primary Children about bullyingConfronting issues through using a collaborative and restorative justice techniquesSocial Action DramaThis book is for parents, teachers, administrators, counselors, therapists, psychologists, teacher trainers and students.Keith Sullivan is a widely published author. He is professor of Education at the National University of Ireland, Galway.


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


Table of Contents

List of figuresp. xi
About the authorp. xii
Acknowledgementsp. xiii
Forewordp. xvi
Part 1 Defining and Describing Bullyingp. 1
1 Introductionp. 3
The purpose of this bookp. 4
What is the viewpoint of this book?p. 5
Who has this book been written for?p. 5
The structure of the bookp. 8
2 What We Know about Bullyingp. 10
What is bullying?p. 10
What are some common myths, misrepresentations and misunderstandings about bullying?p. 14
Are schools safe?p. 17
Are there gender and age differences in bullying patterns?p. 21
How is it possible to tell if someone is being bullied?p. 23
Can school bullying be stopped?p. 24
3 The Bullying Triangle and the Bullying Dynamicp. 29
Introduction: identifying the protagonists and placing them in contextp. 29
Those who bullyp. 29
The victims of bullyingp. 33
The third parties to bullyingp. 35
What are the dynamics of bullying?p. 38
4 Types of Bullying 1: Racist Bullying, Bullying of Special Educational Needs Children, Homophobic Bullying and Sexual Bullyingp. 48
Introduction: when bullying finds a targetp. 48
Racist bullyingp. 49
Bullying of special educational needs childrenp. 50
Homophobic bullyingp. 51
Sexual bullyingp. 53
5 Types of Bullying 2: Cyberbullyingp. 57
Introduction: the complexion of bullying in cyberspacep. 57
What we know about cyberbullyingp. 57
How to deal with cyberbullyingp. 67
Part 2 Philosophy, Planning and Policyp. 73
6 How to Create an Anti-Bullying Initiativep. 75
Introduction: adopting a whole-school approachp. 75
The six-step anti-bullying planp. 76
7 Developing a Philosophy about Bullyingp. 85
Introduction: making the ethos explicitp. 85
The school ethos: identifying and developing the school's philosophyp. 86
Looking inwards: the school ethos and its relationship to bullyingp. 87
Looking outwards: what approaches to bullying have been developed?p. 94
8 Planning and Information Gatheringp. 98
Introduction: expediting development and planningp. 98
Adapting the SWOT analysis for planning and policy in schoolsp. 98
Survey and questionnairep. 102
9 Creating a School Anti-Bullying Policyp. 106
Introduction: focusing on policyp. 106
The stages: writing policy, putting it in place and maintaining itp. 106
Part 3 Preventative Strategiesp. 113
10 Strategies for Teachers: Practice, Pedagogy and Learningp. 115
Introduction: how teachers can help or hinder a bullying culturep. 115
Ineffective practitioner/reflective practitionerp. 115
Authoritative teachingp. 118
Cooperative learningp. 120
11 Strategies for Teachers: Understanding Social Relationships, Creating Safe Classroomsp. 123
Introduction: what teachers can dop. 123
Interactive Puppet Theatrep. 123
Circle Timep. 126
Sociometryp. 128
12 Interactive and Experiential Strategiesp. 135
Introduction: understanding the dynamics of bullyingp. 135
'On the bus'p. 135
Social action dramap. 141
13 Harnessing the Power of the Peer Groupp. 153
Introduction: bridging the two worldsp. 153
Student leadershipp. 154
Peer partneringp. 161
14 The School Environmentp. 164
Introduction: making safe spacesp. 164
Extending control and reclaiming the schoolp. 165
Creating a stimulating and enjoyable environmentp. 169
Part 4 Interventionsp. 173
15 Peer Mentoring and Peer Mediationp. 175
Introduction: defusing conflict and restoring balancep. 175
Peer mentoringp. 175
Peer mediationp. 184
16 The Support Group Methodp. 188
Introduction: from blame to empathyp. 188
How the Support Group Method worksp. 190
Effectiveness of the Support Group Methodp. 198
17 A Circle of Friendsp. 200
Introduction: modifying behaviour and supporting changep. 200
How Circle of Friends worksp. 200
18 The Pikas Method of Shared Concernp. 207
Introduction: tackling the hard with the softp. 207
The foundations of the Method of Shared Concernp. 208
How it worksp. 208
Two case studiesp. 212
19 CPR: Collaborative Problem-solving and Resolutionp. 217
Introduction: foundations of the CPR processp. 217
Participants and their rolesp. 219
A case study using the seven steps of CPR: Belinda is bullying Aliciap. 221
Part 5 Follow-Up and Conclusionp. 233
20 Follow-up and Conclusionp. 235
Assertiveness trainingp. 235
Anger managementp. 238
Self-defence and martial arts trainingp. 240
Conclusionp. 241
Appendicesp. 243
Appendix 1 A School Anti-Bullying Policyp. 245
Appendix 2 Using Bullying Scenariosp. 248
Appendix 3 Ethics and Confidentialityp. 255
Appendix 4 Ice Breakersp. 257
Indexp. 258