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Are Elementary School Teachers Prepared to Tackle Bullying? A Pilot Study
- Source :
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School Psychology International . Feb 2016 37(1):64-72. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The aim of this pilot study was to investigate to what extent elementary school teachers were prepared to tackle bullying. Interview data from 22 Dutch elementary school teachers (M[subscript age]?=?43.3, 18 classrooms in eight schools) were combined with survey data from 373 students of these teachers (M age?=?10.7, grades 3-6, ages 8- to 12-years-old, 52.2% boys). The teachers in this study gave incomplete definitions of bullying, had limited strategies to find out about bullying, and did not recognize the self-reported victims in their classroom, suggesting that even though teachers are supposed to have a central role in tackling bullying, they may not be fully prepared for this task. Implications for future research are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0143-0343
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- School Psychology International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1089830
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034315623324