Tackling Bullying in Scotland's Schools : a View from the Sidelines
Rivers, Ian and Donnelly, Brian and McMillan, Fergus and Lough Dennell, Brandi Lee (2016) Tackling Bullying in Scotland's Schools : a View from the Sidelines. [Report]
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Abstract
This policy brief considers the proposals to reduce bullying in Scotland's schools. A number of interventions have been introduced in Scotland’s schools that that place an emphasis on peer-initiated interventions. However these interventions often fail to consider the mental health and wellbeing of the pupils involved. The role of the so-called pupil 'bystander' is fundamentally misunderstood as these pupils often have multiple roles within ‘school yard’ culture. The lack of independently evaluated evidence on the success of direct pupil-initiated interventions to reduce the level of bullying in schools should be of concern to policymakers. A key recommendation is that schools, education authorities and policymakers pause, review the evidence and have an informed discussion about the most effective interventions to deliver safer schools in Scotland.
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Rivers, Ian ![]() ![]() | Item type: | Report |
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ID code: | 56463 |
Keywords: | bullying, Scottish education, Scotland, prejudice-based bullying, mental health, Special aspects of education, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Education, Psychiatry and Mental health |
Subjects: | Education > Special aspects of education Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > International Public Policy Institute (IPPI) |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 23 May 2016 08:02 |
Last modified: | 26 Feb 2021 02:43 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56463 |
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