| Tackling Bullying in Your School: A practical handbook for teachers Contributor(s): Sharp, Sonia (Editor), Smith, Peter K. (Editor), Smith, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415103746 ISBN-13: 9780415103749 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1994 Annotation: "Tackling Bullying in Your School" provides teachers and other educational professionals with an accessible, yet comprehensive and detailed guide to handling bullying in schools. Step-by-step advice is given on developing a school-wide policy which is generally seen as the essential nucleus of effective action. The book also suggests methods for tackling bullying through classroom and curriculum activities, including video, drama, and the use of quality circles and of working with pupils involved in bullying situations. As the majority of bullying takes place in playgrounds, the book includes innovative sections on training lunchtime supervisors, enhancing playground activities, and improving the playground environment. The book is unique in drawing together a broad spectrum of intervention styles and describing them in sufficient detail so that teachers can take immediate action against bullying. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 371.58 |
| LCCN: 93047626 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 7.4" W x 9.28" (0.79 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive collection of essays provides a series of highly practical guidelines which schools can implement themselves. Step-by-step advice is given on developing a whole-school policy which is generally seen as the essential nucleus of effective action. The book also suggests methods for tackling bullying through classroom and curriculum activities, including video, drama, and the use of quality circles and of working with pupils involved in bullying situations. Emphasis is placed on assertiveness training for pupils who may be bullied, and non-punitive work with pupils who bully others. As the majority of bullying takes place in playgrounds, the book includes innovative sections on training lunchtime supervisors, enhancing playground activities, and improving the playground environment. |