ERIC Number: EJ1343549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1389-4986
EISSN: EISSN-1573-6695
Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustainability of a School-Based Bullying Prevention Program
Herkama, Sanna; Kontio, Mari; Sainio, Miia; Turunen, Tiina; Poskiparta, Elisa; Salmivalli, Christina
Prevention Science, v23 n6 p954-968 Aug 2022
The long-term sustainment of bullying prevention programs has rarely been investigated. This study addresses this gap by identifying facilitators and barriers to the systematic implementation of KiVa antibullying program in real-life conditions, after an evaluation trial. The study is based on focus group interviews with teachers from 15 Finnish primary schools implementing the KiVa program. The schools were selected based on the annual KiVa survey data, with the criteria of long-term involvement in delivering the program and reaching successful outcomes in terms of decreasing trends in bullying and victimization. By utilizing thematic analysis, we identified program-related, organizational, and contextual facilitators and barriers to sustainability. The results stress the importance of organizational factors in promoting program sustainability.
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Barriers, Program Implementation, Elementary School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Sustainability, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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