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Programmes and interventions based on research and evidence of effectiveness and impact on school violence and bullying. Strong commitment to child rights, empowerment and participation of children. Involvement and participation of stakeholders in the school community. Training and ongoing support for teachers.
[29] [30] [31] Examples of activities used to teach students about bullying include: presentations, role-play, discussions about identifying and reporting bullying, teaching bystanders how and when to help, use of arts and crafts to build understanding of the effects of bullying, and classroom meetings to talk about peer relations. [32]
Parsons identifies teacher bullying as often being part of a wider bullying culture within a school, with a complex web of dynamics such as: [11] Teachers may be bullied by: other teachers, students, [12] office staff, principals, [13] school governors or parents; Teachers may bully: other teachers, students [14] or parents
The bullying is shown to affect the students both at school and in their homes. Teachers play an important role in bullying prevention and intervention because they are the adults who spend most of their time with the students.
Long-term changes to the brain’s structure and chemistry are an indicator “of how sinister bullying is” says Tracy Vaillancourt, a developmental psychologist at the University of Ottawa.
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a set of ideas and tools used in schools to improve students' behavior.PBIS uses evidence and data-based programs, practices, and strategies to frame behavioral improvement relating to student growth in academic performance, safety, behavior, and establishing and maintaining positive school culture.
Thus, whether and how teachers intervene in the case of bullying is of great importance. Research has shown that teachers prefer authority-based interventions towards bullies but seem to neglect to support the victims. [57] Unfortunately, teacher training curricula tend not to include preventive and interventive skills regarding school violence ...
Student engagement is a vital construct to be used in prevention and intervention efforts that target issues related to dropout prevention, bullying, and the behaviors associated with the disengagement of students to school (academic failure, chronic absenteeism, behavioral issues). [103]