How schools tackle bullying, and the use of whole school policies: Changes over the last decade

Educational Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 663-676

  Samara, Muthanna ^a   Smith, Peter K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Intervention; Policy; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749113070     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410802191910     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Arora, T. (1994). Measuring bullying with the 'Life in School' checklist. Pastoral Care in Education, 12, 11-15.
2. Bullying? It's got to be punished ... (2006, February 23). The Independent. Schools section, p. 4.
3. Cowie, H. (2000). Bystanding or standing by: Gender issues in coping with bullying in English schools. Aggressive Behavior, 26, 85-97.
4. Cowie, H., Naylor, P., Talamelli, L., Chauhan, P., & Smith, P.K. (2002). Knowledge, use of and attitudes towards peer support. Journal of Adolescence, 25, 453-467.
5. Cowie, H., & Sharp, S. (1994). Tackling bullying through the curriculum. In P.K. Smith & S. Sharp (Eds.), School bullying: Insights and perspectives (pp. 84-107). London: Routledge.
6. Cowie, H., Smith, P.K., Boulton, M.J., & Laver, R. (1994). Co-operative group work in the multiethnic classroom. London: David Fulton.
7. Department for Education. (1994). Bullying: Don't suffer in silence. An anti-bullying pack for schools. London: HMSO.
8. Department for Education. (2000). Bullying: Don't suffer in silence. An anti-bullying pack for schools (2nd ed.). London: HMSO.
9. Department for Education and Employment. (1998). Section 61(4)(B), School Standards and Framework Act 1998. London: HMSO.
10. Elliott, M. (1991). Bully 'courts'. In M. Elliott (Ed.), Bullying: A practical guide to coping for schools (pp. 44-49). Harlow, UK: Longman.
11. Eslea, M., & Smith, P.K. (1998). The long-term effectiveness of anti-bullying work in primary schools. Educational Research, 40, 203-218.
12. Hurst, T. (2001). An evaluation of anti-bullying peer support programme in a (British) secondary school. Pastoral Care in Education, 19, 10-14.
13. Limper, R. (2000). Cooperation between parents, teachers, and school boards to prevent bullying in education: An overview of work done in the Netherlands. Aggressive Behaviour, 26, 125-134.
14. Mahdavi, J., & Smith, P.K. (2002). The operation of a bully court and perceptions of its success: A case study. School Psychology International, 23, 327-341.
15. Maines, B., & Robinson, G. (1992). The No Blame approach. Bristol: Lame Duck Publishing.
16. MIS, Statistics and Information Unit. (2005/06). Pupil Attitude Survey. Leicestershire, MIS, Statistics and Information Unit.
17. Mosley, J. (1996). Quality circle time in the primary classroom. Wisbech, UK: Learning Development Aids.
18. Naylor, P., & Cowie, H. (1999). The effectiveness of peer support systems in challenging school bullying: The perspective and experiences of teachers and pupils. Journal of Adolescence, 22, 467-479.
19. Olweus, D. (1993). Bullying at school: What we know and what we can do. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
20. Pepler, D.J., Craig, W.M., Ziegler, S., & Charach, A. (1994). An evaluation of an anti-bullying intervention in Toronto schools. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 13, 95-110.
21. Salmon, G., James, A., & Smith, D.M. (1998). Bullying in schools: Self reported anxiety, depression, and self esteem in secondary school children. British Medical Journal, 317, 924-925.
22. Skinner, A. (1996). Bullying: An annotated bibliography of literature and resources (2nd ed.). Leicester, UK: Youth Work Press.
23. Smith, P.K., & Brain, P. (2000). Bullying in schools: Lessons from two decades of research. Aggressive Behavior, 26, 1-9.
24. Smith, P.K., Cowie, H., & Sharp, S. (1994). Working directly with pupils involved in bullying situations. In P.K. Smith & S. Sharp (Eds.), School bullying: Insights and perspectives (pp. 193-212). London: Routledge.
25. Smith, P.K., Howard, S., & Thompson, F. (2007). A survey of use of the support group method in England, and some evaluation from schools and local authorities. Pastoral Care in Education, 25, 4-13.
26. Smith, P.K., & Levan, S. (1995). Perceptions and experiences of bullying in younger pupils. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 65, 489-500.
27. Smith, P.K., & Madsen, K. (1997). A follow-up of the DFE anti-bullying pack for schools: Its use, and the development of anti-bullying work in schools. London: HMSO.
28. Smith, P.K., Mahdavi, J., Carvalho, M., Fisher, S., Russell, S., & Tippett, N. (2008). Cyberbullying: Its nature and impact in secondary school pupils. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49, 376-385.
29. Smith, P.K., Pepler, D.J., & Rigby, K. (Eds.). (2004). Bullying in schools: How successful can interventions be? Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Smith, P.K., & Samara, M. (2003). Evaluation of the DfES anti-bullying pack (Research Brief RBX06-03). London: Department for Education and Skills.
30. Smith, P.K., & Sharp, S. (Eds.). (1994). School bullying: Insights and perspectives. London: Routledge.
31. Smith, P.K., & Shu, S. (2000). What good schools can do about bullying: Findings from a survey in English schools after a decade of research and action. Childhood, 7, 193-212.
32. Smith, P.K., Smith, C., Osborn, R., & Samara, M. (2008). A content analysis of school anti-bullying policies: Progress and limitations. Educational Psychology in Practice, 24, 1-12.
33. Stevens, V., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Van Oost, P. (2001). Anti-bullying intervention at school: Aspects of programme adaptation and critical issues for further programme development. Health Promotion International, 16, 155-167.
34. Tyler, K. (1998). A comparison of the No Blame approach to bullying and the ecosystemic approach to changing problem behaviour in schools. Pastoral Care in Education, 16, 26-32.
35. Whitney, I., & Smith, P.K. (1993). A survey of the nature and extent of bully/victim problems in junior/middle and secondary schools. Educational Research, 35, 3-25.
36. Woods, S., & Wolke, D. (2003). Does the content of anti-bullying policies inform us about the prevalence of direct and relational bullying behaviour in primary schools? Educational Psychology, 23, 381-402.