Bullying and Cyberbullying (eBook)

What Every Educator Needs to Know

Elizabeth Kandel Englander (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
216 Seiten
Harvard Education Press (Verlag)
978-1-61250-601-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book debunks myths about bullying while providing key strategies teachers can use to prevent peer cruelty and cyberbullying. It is an essential book for educators wanting to prevent bullying both in the classroom and over the Internet.

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Bullying is a term that's being, well, bullied. It's been rendered essentially powerless by being constantly kicked around,' writes nationally recognized bullying expert Elizabeth Kandel Englander. In this practical and insightful book, Englander dispels pervasive myths and misconceptions about peer cruelty, bullying, and cyberbullying. Drawing on her own and others' research, she shows how educators can flag problematic behaviors and frame effective responses. Englander puts a special focus on ';gateway' behaviorsthose subtle actions that, unchecked, can quickly escalate into more serious misbehaviorand explores how students perceive their own and their peers' behavior.Written in an accessible, conversational tone and informed by careful research, this timely book is an essential guide for educators. Key takeaways include the impact of technology on social behavior, a framework for responding effectively to bulliesincluding innovative ideas about the role of social peersand suggestions for working with parents.

Autor

Elizabeth Kandel Englander is a professor of psychology and the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, which delivers anti-violence and anti-bullying programs, resources, and research for the state of Massachusetts.

Inhalt

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION The Bullying Enigma 15 CHAPTER 1 The New Face of BullyingUnderstanding “Gateway Behaviors” 33 CHAPTER 2 How Common Are Bullying and Cyberbullying, Anyway?Parsing the Numbers to Identify—and Help—Children at Risk 51 CHAPTER 3 Why Do Children Bully and Cyberbully?The Impact of Digital Technology on Social Behavior 69 CHAPTER 4 How Bullying and Cyberbullying InteractThe Amplification of Conflict in Cyberspace 83 CHAPTER 5 New Times, New TroublesSexting, Self-Cyberbullying, and Other Risky Online Behaviors 103 CHAPTER 6 Responding Effectively to BullyingThe “9-Second Response” and Other Informal and Formal Strategies 125 CHAPTER 7 Engaging Bystanders and Other PeersA Developmental Approach to Cultivating Prosocial Behavior 143 CHAPTER 8 Working with ParentsShared Goals, Different Perspectives 161 CONCLUSION Moving the Field Forward 167 APPENDIX A: Research Discussed in This Book 171 APPENDIX B: The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center 175 Notes 195 Acknowledgments 197 About the Author 199 Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Schlagworte: aggression in children • Bullying in schools • cyber risk-taking • developmental issues in children • internet and children • Online privacy • popularity and social status • smartphones and bullying • Social Networking
• ISBN-10: 1-61250-601-1 / 1612506011
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-601-2 / 9781612506012