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Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support: Preliminary Evaluation of Third-, Fourth-, and Fifth-Grade Attitudes toward Bullying
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Ross, Scott W.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The current pilot study demonstrates the potential of adding simple and efficient bully prevention strategies to already established School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. The self-report surveys of third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students from three elementary schools evaluated the relationship between the implementation of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Intervention, School Safety
Disruptive Behaviour in the Foundation Phase of Schooling
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Marais, Petro; Meier, Corinne – South African Journal of Education, 2010
Since the passage of legislation banning corporal punishment in South African schools, disruptive behaviour in schools has become an issue of national concern. Against this background a research project was undertaken in which the types and causes of disruptive behaviour occurring most frequently in the Foundation Phase of schooling were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Semi Structured Interviews
You Can't Teach a Class You Can't Manage
Whyte, Donna – Crystal Springs Books, 2008
Donna Whyte presents specific strategies for addressing classroom management problems, and she doesn't shy away from tough issues such as bullying, lying, and stealing. Her focus is on an even greater challenge, teaching children the skills they need to control their own behavior. Whyte offers humor, perspective, and insight as she shares her own…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Self Control, Student Behavior, Problem Solving
Bully/Victim Problems and Their Association with Machiavellianism and Self-Efficacy in Greek Primary School Children
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Andreou, E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Background: Previous research demonstrated that Machiavellian beliefs are linked with bully/victim problems at school. However, Machiavellianism was treated as a single construct and not as multidimensional. Children's perceptions of self-efficacy in both social and academic domains have been related to conflictual peer interactions but not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Victims of Crime, Self Efficacy
Violence and Victimization among Schoolchildren. Bullying: Identification and Intervention Based on the Bull-S Test
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Cerezio, Fuensanta – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2006
The report by the Ombudsman on violence in schools--bullying--served to highlight that there are instances of abuse and violent behavior among schoolchildren at the majority of educational institutions (AA.VV., 2000). From contacts with experts in teaching, we know that this phenomenon is frequently only made known to the educational community…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Bullying, Schools
Victims, Bullies, and Bystanders in K-3 Literature
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Entenman, Janis; Murnen, Timothy J.; Hendricks, Cindy – Reading Teacher, 2005
The authors examined how bullies and bullying behavior were portrayed in 25 trade books appropriate for children in kindergarten through third grade. Employing a matrix outlining the characteristics of these books, they asked: (1) How are bullies and bullying behavior portrayed in K?3 children's literature?; (2) To what extent do the bullying…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Bullying, Young Children, Elementary School Students