Numerous studies examining bullying among elementary school students and anti-bullying curricula and programs are available in educational literature. However, little research examines the perceptions of elementary teachers and guidance counselors regarding implementing the curriculum. To address this gap in the literature, my case study focused on three elementary schools and 21 participants (18 teachers and three guidance counselors) in South Florida and their perceptions on bullying and the antibullying curriculum implemented during the 2011 school year. The data collected included approximately 50 hours of interviews and the disaggregation of each school’s discipline summary report. There were two major themes that emerged from the study. The first theme (elementary school bullying) addressed the individuals responsible for addressing bullying, the outcomes of bullying, the characterisitcs of a bully, the locations of bullying, and the reasons why bullying occurs. The second theme (elementary school anti-bullying curriculua) addressed the professional development offered and what is needed, the components within an anti-bullying curriculum and what is needed, and the ways in which special needs students are addressed through an anti-bullying curriculum. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:27:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 mara.pdf: 1780566 bytes, checksum: cdaed0a604976d398b51e31ab36f7168 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-26 / This study provides to identify and analyze the violence which occurred in school everyday and expose actions that allow for alternatives to solve or minimize the problem in focus. Within this context, intends to get guys involved, getting to know them through the following points: what is childhood, its history, the violence suffered; the school, what is this place, the relationships as forms of power, the concept of violence, the forms of violence that the school receives and reproduces, the way it mobilizes to minimize these conflicts and the knowledge that she has on the social protection programs to combat school violence. The challenge was to propose a waiver of the current reality, of violence, of their demonstrations and action strategies. The research is of a qualitative approach, from the thought of Comprehensive Theory that seeks to understand the phenomenon of violence in their different approaches, investigating and analyzing the lines of subjects involved within the school context. During field research, we used as instruments to interview and focus group. According to this study the violence that happens in school has several ramifications. Violence at school can have its origin through external situations; social, institutional, structural, economic, among others, or through internal situations, such as inadequate methodology, discrimination, prejudice, authoritarian discourse, indifference, etc. Thus, this study presents in its background elements that support the development of this work, as well as the methodology that directed the movement of production of knowledge of this research / Este estudo prevê identificar e analisar as violências surgidas no cotidiano escolar e expor ações que possibilitem buscar alternativas para solucionar ou minimizar o problema em foco. Dentro deste contexto escolar, pretende buscar os sujeitos envolvidos, conhecendo-os através dos seguintes pontos: o que é infância, sua história, as violências sofridas; a escola, que lugar é este, as relações como formas de poder, a concepção de violência, as formas de violência que a escola recebe e reproduz, a maneira como se mobiliza para minimizar estes conflitos e o conhecimento que ela tem sobre os programas de proteção social no combate à violência escolar. O desafio foi propor um levantamento da realidade atual, dos tipos de violência, das suas manifestações e de estratégias de ação. A pesquisa é de abordagem qualitativa, a partir do pensamento da Teoria Compreensiva que busca compreender o fenômeno da violência em suas diferentes abordagens, investigando e analisando as falas dos sujeitos envolvidos dentro do contexto escolar. Durante a pesquisa de campo, utilizou-se, como instrumentos a entrevista e o grupo focal. De acordo com este estudo a violência que acontece na escola tem várias ramificações. A violência na escola pode ter sua origem através de situações externas; social, institucional, estrutural, econômica, entre outras, ou através de situações internas, como metodologia inadequada, discriminação, preconceito, discurso autoritário, indiferença etc. Sendo assim, este estudo apresenta na sua justificativa elementos que dão suporte para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho, bem como a metodologia que direcionou o movimento de produção do conhecimento desta pesquisa

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2017-06-28T13:59:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriana Machado Dias_.pdf: 1937653 bytes, checksum: a73de48896f6b0564bfb235754e04ea3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-28T13:59:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriana Machado Dias_.pdf: 1937653 bytes, checksum: a73de48896f6b0564bfb235754e04ea3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-25 / Nenhuma / Situações de violência na escola, apesar de não configurar um fenômeno recente, apresentam-se como um problema constante, constituindo uma contínua preocupação para equipes diretivas e demais profissionais. Diante disso, este trabalho aborda questões e desafios em torno da temática, a partir de pesquisa desenvolvida em uma escola pública municipal, localizada na periferia da área metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Dentre as questões provocadoras do estudo constam aquelas que buscam saber como a violência se manifesta na escola investigada e quais são os respectivos encaminhamentos adotados pela direção e/ou pelo corpo docente nesses casos. Assim, após trazer à tona ideias de teóricos que têm se dedicado ao tema, como Hannah Arendt, Miriam Abramovay, Marcos Rolim e Marília Sposito, entre outros, bem como alguns aportes que tratam das implicações dessa problemática para a gestão escolar, o texto desdobra relatos e reflexões decorrentes de encontros da pesquisadora com o grupo de crianças e a professora da turma investigada. Partindo do pressuposto de que alunos – ao encontrarem espaço e momentos de escuta e tendo vez e voz – podem conviver sem agressões e até atuar como mediadores dos conflitos, desenvolveram-se atividades ao longo de três semestres letivos. Utilizaram-se, para isso, procedimentos metodológicos baseados na pesquisa-ação, conforme Maria Amélia Santoro Franco e Mari Forster, de modo que os registros e comentários em caderno de campo consistiram em uma das principais ferramentas operacionais. Dentre os resultados obtidos, fica evidente o comprometimento dos alunos quando exercitam ações como sujeitos protagonistas e responsáveis. Com isso, diferentemente da expectativa inicial, constata-se que a violência maior não advém das crianças e de suas atitudes: ela aparece muito mais no que cada um consegue dizer e/ou denunciar no grupo sobre acontecimentos vividos na própria escola ou em suas vidas. Assim, considerando o papel determinante da gestão escolar nesse contexto, o estudo sugere, entre outras reflexões, a necessidade de uma radical atitude de diálogo e escuta aos alunos e docentes, bem como de oportunidades de formação pedagógica permanente, sensibilizando e capacitando professoras ante os desafios cotidianos. / Situations of violence in the school, although it is not a recent phenomenon, are a constant problem, constituting a continuous concern for management teams and other professionals. In this context, this academic paper discusses issues and challenges related to this theme, based on the research developed in a municipal public school, located on the outskirts of the metropolitan area of the city of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Among the questions that provoke this study, are those that seek to know how violence is manifested in the investigated school and what are the respective guidelines adopted by the management team and/or the faculty in these cases. Therefore, after discussing theoretical ideas dedicated to the theme from Hannah Arendt, Miriam Abramovay, Marcos Rolim e Marília Sposito, as well as some contributions to the comprehension of the implication of this issue for school management, this study analyzes reports and reflections resulting from meetings of the researcher with the students and the teacher who participated on the study. Based on the assumption that students – when they find space and moments of listening and have opportunities and voice – can live without aggression and even act as mediators of conflicts, activities were developed over three academic semesters. For this, the methodological procedures used were action research based on Maria Amélia Santoro Franco e Mari Forster’s ideas, so, the records and comments in the field dairy consisted of one of the main operational tools. Among the results obtained, it is evident the students' commitment when they exercise actions as protagonists and responsible subjects. Hence, unlike the initial expectation, it can be seen that major violence does not come from children and their attitudes: it appears much more in what each one can say and/or denounce in the group about events lived in the school itself or in their lives. Thus, considering the determinant role of school management in this context, this study suggests, among other reflections, there is a need for a radical attitude of dialogue and listening to students and teachers, as well as opportunities for continuous pedagogical training, sensitizing and empowering teachers to daily life challenges.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Education published revised guidelines for emergency response planning for colleges and universities in the United States. These guidelines reflect the collective work of numerous government intelligence, law enforcement, and preparedness agencies that have taken into account the past successes and failures of schools in response to natural disasters and man-made disasters such as cyber hacking and targeted violent incidents on campuses. With a collective enrollment of over 20 million students annually and valuable physical resources such as libraries, stadiums, and medical centers at institutions of higher education (IHE), an effort to identify the current safety personnel, practices, and services was conducted. The purpose of this research was to identify areas of IHE compliance with the government guidelines and to identify differences, if any, by school enrollment size and region of the country. A cross-sectional design was used to describe compliance with the government guidelines and examine the differences based on a random sample drawn from all accredited 4- year public colleges and universities (n=708) in the United States. A sample of 17% of all eligible institutions was selected (n=120), and a 70.8% response rate was obtained (n=85). Directors of public safety were interviewed by telephone and reported information regarding their school’s availability of mental health counseling, crime prevention programs, emergency communications plans, emergency operations plans, and personnel training. The major findings of this study revealed that only 64 (75%) schools offered disaster response presentations to new students and staff, while 9 (11%) reported that their written emergency operations plans were not available to their communities, and that only 53 (62.4%) offered presentations regarding cyber-security and safeguarding online information. This study also revealed that 40 (47%) of the respondents either did not have or did not know if their school had an emergency operations plan for dealing with database theft, and 55 (64.7%) either did not have or did not know if there was a plan in place to safeguard the private contact information used in their emergency communications systems. With an estimated 300,000+ college students annually studying abroad, only 44 (51.3%) respondents reported offering travel safety presentations to their communities. Few differences were identified based on enrollment or regional location. The implications are discussed within the context of increasing national trends of gun violence, armed civilians and officers on campuses, cyber hacking, and increased participation by students and researchers traveling abroad.

Peer aggression and bullying are significant problems for children in American schools. While a large body of research has been conducted in this area, none to date has examined the combined roles of temperament (behavioral activation system, or BAS, and behavioral inhibition system, or BIS), and empathy in predicting participation in bullying interactions. Previous research has found that low empathy facilitates aggressive behavior, while high empathy inhibits it, and has linked poor emotion regulation to conduct disorders. Thus, if these factors can predict behaviors towards peers, they may also predict (independently and in combination) involvement in bullying, specifically the roles assumed in those interactions - that is: bully, victim, bully-victim (a child who is both bully and victim), or defender/protector. The present study tested 226 middle school students on a measure of empathy (Interpersonal Reactivity Index), and a measure of temperament (BIS/BAS Scales). The students also completed a Peer Nomination Inventory to identify children who were aggressive toward others, victimized by peers, and/or protected peers from bullies. Although not all predictions were supported, results showed that certain sub-components of empathy, such as empathic concern (affective empathy) and personal distress (a measure of emotion regulation) predicted the behavior of "pure bullies" (bullies who are not themselves victimized), but not of other aggressive children such as bully-victims. High BAS drive and low BIS were significant predictors of aggressive behavior, and BAS reward responsiveness predicted protective behavior. Victimized children had higher fantasy (ability to identify with fictional characters) and lower perspective-taking (cognitive empathy) skills, and tended not to have overlapping characteristics and behaviors with protective children. / These characteristics did not interact significantly with each other or with age, gender, ethnicity, or SES of students. It was concluded that pure bullies lack affective empathy, and victims lack cognitive empathy. That is, empathy is multidimensional and empathy deficits vary in type, but all lead to some form of socioemotional impairment. Furthermore, aggressive victims are a unique sub-group of children with unique characteristics. / by Chantal M. Gagnon. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Orientador: Maria de Lourdes Morales Horiguela / Banca: Tânia Maria Santana de Rose / Banca: Eliane Giachetto Saravali / Resumo: Este trabalho objetiva descrever o comportamento do aluno vítima do bullying e verificar qual o comportamento que o identifica com o intuito de colaborar na atuação dos professores na identificação de vítimas em sala de aula, podendo assim facilitar a tomada de medidas para a mediação e superação deste problema. A metodologia consiste em observação em sala de aula para identificação dos alunos vítimas com registros em um protocolo de freqüência de comportamentos característicos de bullying; teste sociométrico com o objetivo de verificar a posição ocupada pelas vítimas nas relações interpessoais e questionários para os orientadores e professores da série pesquisada para verificar a percepção que os mesmos têm a respeito do fenômeno. Nas observações, os registros da freqüência de comportamentos categorizados como típicos de bullying apontaram para dois alunos como sendo alvo do fenômeno em sala de aula; dos dois alunos apontados como vítimas nas observações, um ocupou a posição de isolado em quatro dos quatro sociogramas resultantes do teste sociométrico e o outro aluno ocupou a posição de isolado em um sociograma e nos outros três sociogramas ele apareceu na posição de rejeitado das escolhas afetivas e intelectuais. As respostas aos questionários revelaram que os orientadores e os professores têm uma boa percepção dos conflitos e exclusões existentes em sala de aula, porém não relacionam estes problemas com o bullying e não possuem uma orientação adequada em como atuar diante de tal problema. Percebe-se uma clara associação dos comportamentos adotados pelas vítimas típicas e os comportamentos adotados pelos alunos identificados como vítimas, a posição de isolamento e rejeição ocupada por eles no teste sociométrico confirma a exclusão, uma das características mais nefastas do bullying e a falta de uma orientação para... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This literature review aims at describing the student's behavior that is a victim of bullying and analyzes which behavior identifics it prevails with the intention to collaborate in the teacher's action to identify the victims in classroom, thus making it easy to take measures for mediating and overcoming the problems. The methodology consists of observation in classroom in order to identify the victim; with record on a protocol of frequency of behavior with characteristic of bullying; sociometric tests aiming at checking the victim's occupied position in inter-personal relations and questionnaires for school supervisors and the teachers of the researched class will check perceptions that students have about the phenomenon. In the observation the records of the frequency of categorized behavior as typical of bullying direct to two students as being the phenomenon targets in the classroom, Two students were identified in the analysis as being bullying victims; sociometric test revealed that both were in isolation position in affective and intellectual choices. Answers to the questionnaires revealed that supervisors and teachers have good perception of the conflicts and exclusion in class, however they do not relate these problems to bullying and they do not have adequate orientation of how to act against such problem. There is a clear association of behaviors adopted by the typical victims and behaviors adopted by the identified students as victims, the isolation and rejection occupied by them on the sociometric test confirms exclusion, one of the most nefarious characteristics of bullying and lack of orientation about this phenomenon to teachers aggravates the victim's situation and promotes a sensation of impunity on the aggressor. The results of this research suggest that adopted behavior by bullying victims should have special attention on the part of educational area... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

A violência escolar é um fenômeno complexo e preocupante. Os professores, muitas vezes, sentem-se incapazes de mediar os conflitos diários, as agressões ou episódios de indisciplina, o que afeta o processo pedagógico. Este estudo versa sobre as representações sociais de violência por professores de uma escola pública, de ensino fundamental e médio. Os dados foram coletados através da observação participante e entrevistas semi-estruturadas com oito sujeitos. A análise das entrevistas foi realizada através do método de associação de idéias. Os resultados demonstraram distintas interpretações sobre a gênese da violência nas escolas, porém a retórica dos participantes não se ancora no conhecimento científico. Emergiram representações polissêmicas, com destaque para a significação psicologizante, educativo-familiar e um sentido fatalista. De modo geral, destacaram-se discursos formatados que reforçam o distanciamento, centralizam a culpa da problemática na crise familiar, no Estado, na progressão continuada e no aluno carente de afeto e de sentido de escola. / The school violence is a complex and worrying phenomenon. Teachers often feel unable to mediate daily conflicts, the attacks or indiscipline incidents, affecting the pedagogic process. This study deals with the social representations of violence by teachers in public schools, at elementary and high school levels. Data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews with eight subjects. The analysis of interviews was conducted by the method of association of ideas. The results showed different interpretations on the genesis of the violence in schools, however, the rhetoric of the participants are not anchored in scientific knowledge. Polysemic interpretations emerged, with emphasis on the psychologizing meaning, family educational and a fatalistic sense. Generally, there were formatted speeches that highlight the detachment, center the fault of school violence on the family crisis, on the state, in the continued progression of teaching and the student with loose of affection and readiness.

Thesis (M.A. (Education)) -- University of the North, 1987 / Refer to the document

Studies have shown that conflict resolution and violence prevention education may be lacking within school-based environments. There is a gap in the literature regarding pre-service and in-service conflict resolution and violence prevention education for urban high school educators. The purpose of the study was to understand the experiences and perceptions of urban high school educators' pre-service and in-service conflict resolution and violence prevention education, and the student health-related antecedents that contribute to both. Utilizing a case study methodology, this study emphasized the diverse geographic locations of urban high school educators' pre-service institutions and the perceptions of their pre-service and in-service education regarding 5 student health-related antecedents to conflict and violence in school. Data collection included individual audio-recorded interviews and a follow-up focus group. Data was analyzed by participant's responses to interview questions that aligned with research questions. Data was then coded, cross-coded, and triangulated to generate themes. The results indicated that pre-service teacher education programs are not addressing conflict resolution and violence prevention in schools among pre-service teachers. Further, study findings indicate that teachers and administrators are currently experiencing student health-related antecedents to conflict and violence in school. Research findings also indicated that in-service training is failing to address these critical issues. This study could impact positive social change by implementing relevant and innovative education within pre-service and in-service educator training to address school-level violence.

A violência escolar é um fenômeno complexo, dinâmico e multicausal, que envolve estudantes, professores, famílias e comunidade, como protagonistas e/ou vítimas da violência. Entende-se que a escola não é a única responsável pela produção da violência. No entanto, dependendo da maneira como a instituição lida com os problemas e conflitos instalados nesse contexto pode gerar as situações de violência escolar. Trata-se de um fenômeno que também tem suas raízes em questões de ordem sociais e econômicas, exigindo, programas de prevenção multidimensionais, com ações intersetoriais. A justiça restaurativa é uma estratégia para o enfrentamento da violência escolar, utilizada em diversos ambientes regidos pelas interações sociais, pois possibilita maneiras de resolução de conflitos no ambiente escolar. Esse estudo qualitativo, em que foi utilizado o método da pesquisa-ação, teve como objetivo compreender as percepções dos professores de uma escola pública da rede estadual de educação básica de Ribeirão Preto/SP sobre violência escolar, e desenvolver uma ação educativa para sua prevenção. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma escola, que está inserida em um complexo contexto socioeconômico e cultural, com histórico de violência e dificuldades na condução do processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Participaram dessa pesquisa 10 professores do ensino fundamental e do ensino médio. Como instrumento de coleta de dados, optou-se pela observação participante, grupo focal e questionário. Os dados coletados, foram submetidos à análise temática indutiva e apresentados em duas etapas: momento investigativo e momento educativo. Reconheceu-se dificuldades e problemas prevalentes no ambiente escolar, experiências de violência escolar entre professores e estudantes e as estratégias que eles utilizavam para a prevenção da violência escolar. A partir dos problemas identificados foi realizado o Círculo de Cultura, como ação educativa. Essa ação foi elaborada baseada no modelo dialógico de Paulo Freire, que permitiu abordar a compreensão dos professores sobre os conceitos de conflitos e de violência escolar, promovendo reflexões sobre as habilidades direcionadas à gestão construtiva de conflitos e prevenção da violência escolar. Discute-se com base nestes resultados qualitativos a relevância do desenvolvimento de ações intersetoriais, visando a implementação de mecanismos de enfrentamento da violência escolar. Entende-se que não existe um recurso simplista para a prevenção da violência escolar, pois cada sociedade possui características e conflitos próprios, sendo necessária uma investigação ampla para saber qual seria a melhor atuação em determinada realidade escolar, na perspectiva de uma abordagem global com implicações na estrutura escolar. Mas é importante destacar o papel da escola no ensino/aprendizagem da transformação positiva do conflito, possibilitando a aprendizagem de formas de resolução não-violentas e, consequentemente, contribuindo para a melhoria das relações humanas / nteractions, as it provides ways of resolving conflicts in the school environment. This qualitative study, using the action-research method, aimed to understand the perceptions of the teachers of a public school of the state school of basic education of Ribeirão Preto / SP on school violence, and to develop an educational action for its prevention . The research was developed in a school, which is inserted in a complex socioeconomic and cultural context, with a history of violence and difficulties in conducting the teaching-learning process. Ten primary and high school teachers participated in this research. As an instrument of data collection, we opted for participant observation, focus group and questionnaire. The collected data were submitted to thematic thematic inductive and presented in two stages: investigative moment and educational moment. Difficulties and problems prevalent in the school environment, experiences of school violence between teachers and students and the strategies they used for the prevention of school violence were acknowledged. From the problems identified, the Culture Circle was carried out as an educational action. This action was elaborated based on the dialogical model of Paulo Freire, which allowed to approach the teachers\' understanding of the concepts of conflict and school violence, promoting reflections on the skills directed to the constructive management of conflicts and prevention of school violence. Based on these qualitative results, the relevance of the development of intersectoral actions is discussed, aiming at the implementation of mechanisms for coping with school violence. It is understood that there is no simplistic resource for the prevention of school violence, since each society has its own characteristics and conflicts, and a broad investigation is necessary to know what would be the best performance in a certain school reality, in the perspective of a global approach with implications in the school structure. But it is important to highlight the role of the school in the teaching / learning of the positive transformation of the conflict, enabling the learning of non-violent forms of resolution and, consequently, contributing to the improvement of human relations