School Bullying Case Study

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NAME: Joan Buenaflor Gonzales PAPER NUMBER: ________ DATE: September 30, 2013 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Title: What can be done about School Bullying? Linking Research to Educational Practice Author: Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage, Tracy Vaillancourt, and Shelley Hymel Executive summary: Bullying, a widespread and often neglected problem in school, has been linked to aggression, anger, violence, hyperactivity, and externalizing problems as to later delinquency and criminality Olweus (1993a). There were mentioned effects of bullying to both the victims and the bullies which included low self-esteem, high fear and anxiety, poor academic performance, (Hawker & Boulton, 2000; McDougall, Vaillancourt, & Hymel, 2009) and suicidal…show more content…
The major arguments were supported with different research results. This provides sufficient information on readers who are concerned about the victimization issues present in schools. Although it was mentioned that there is a lack of consensus in defining bullying and since bullying or victimization is often a neglected problem, the authors have set the minds of the readers in the first part of the article the perils of victimization to children. By knowing the situations of children (bystanders, victims, or bullies), readers will deeply appreciate the importance of this article. Presentation of good researches can be considered as a good communication strategy to make education leaders and other stakeholders act on such issues. B. Gender sensitivity The article has also mentioned the difference of girls and boys when it comes to victimization issues. However, there was no deeper analysis whether efforts on anti-bullying is gender sensitive. It is not seen whether programs identified are addressing problems specific for boys and specific for girls. This may help on providing more appropriate interventions for children. C. Research application and
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