Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention

By Charles A Maher, Maurice Elias, Joseph Zins

Book Overview

Teasing, shunning, and bullying can have serious detrimental effects on both victim and perpetrator. Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention comprehensively gathers emerging research, theory, and effective practice on this subject into one invaluable source. This thorough review of a wide spectrum of innovative, evidence-based practices targets the complex problems of victimization, peer harassment, and bullying in our schools. Interventions range from individuals and their peers to broad, systems-level change within schools and communities. The challenge of prevention is also explored, using the latest studies as a practical foundation. Suggestions are provided detailing effective strategies to make changes in the culture within schools while offering directions for future research and practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789022192
• ISBN13: 9780789022196
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.4"