| Bullying in Schools: How Successful Can Interventions Be? Contributor(s): Smith, Peter K. (Editor), Pepler, Debra (Editor), Rigby, Ken (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521528038 ISBN-13: 9780521528030 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Bullying in Schools is the first comparative account of the major intervention projects against school bullying that have been carried out by educationalists and researchers since the 1980s, across Europe, North America and Australasia. Working on the principle that we can learn from success as well as failure, this book examines the processes as well as the outcomes, and critically assesses the likely reasons for success or failure. With contributions from leading researchers in the field, it is an important addition to the current debate on tackling this distressing problem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Behavioral Management - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 371.58 |
| LCCN: 2004045190 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.44" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rigby, Ken: - Ken Rigby is Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Psychology at the School of Education, University of South Australia. He is the author of Bullying in Schools and What to Do About It (1997), Stop the Bullying: a Handbook for Schools (2001) and New Perspectives on Bullying (2002).Smith, Peter K.: - Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the editor of Violence in Schools: The Response in Europe (2003) and co-editor of several other books on bullying in schools including The Nature of School Bullying: A Cross-National Perspective (1999). |