TITLE

How We Treat One Another in School

AUTHOR(S)

San Antonio, Donna M.; Salzfass, Elizabeth A.

PUB. DATE

May 2007

SOURCE

Educational Leadership;May2007, Vol. 64 Issue 8, p32

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information on social aspects of middle-school education in the United States, with a focus on bullying, as of 2007. The authors note that the majority of bullying is connected to diversity from established norms, and that community acceptance of diversity is necessary in order to reduce bullying. Based on the authors' 2006 survey of students' experiences with physical, verbal, and relational bullying in a variety of middle-school school settings with varying demographics, they report on typical bullying locations, students reasons for and reactions to bullying, and adult responses, which were reported to be inadequate. The authors present suggestions for a schoolwide approach to preventing bullying.

ACCESSION #

25102091

Tags: SCHOOL bullying;  MIDDLE schools -- Social aspects;  STUDENTS -- Attitudes;  MIDDLE school students;  BULLYING -- Prevention;  SCHOOL administration;  SCHOOL environment -- Social aspects;  DIVERSITY in education;  EDUCATION -- United States

 

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