Biggest Threat Seen by Teens: BULLYING
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- Survey Sheds New Light on Queer Students Experiences. // Just Out;5/5/2006, Vol. 23 Issue 13, p18
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- Federal Report Tracks Incidents of Bullying. Maxwell, Leslie A. // Education Week;12/20/2006, Vol. 26 Issue 16, p12
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- A Safe Place To Learn. // NEA Today;May2004, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p16
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- Cyberbullying in schools: An examination of preservice teachers' perception. Qing Li // Canadian Journal of Learning & Technology;Spring2008, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p5
This study examines preservice teachers' perceptions about cyberbullying. Specifically, the following questions guide the research: (i) To what extent are preservice teachers concerned about cyberbullying? (ii) How confident are preservice teachers in managing cyberbullying problems? (iii) To...
- Measuring and Changing a "Culture of Bullying.". Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Waasdorp, Tracy Evian // School Psychology Review;2009, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p356
In this article the author discusses measuring and changing the culture of bullying in U.S. schools. She notes that literature indicates that one of the ways to reduce bullying is through the use of surveys despite the struggle within the scientific community to provide an efficient method for...
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The article reports that the U.S. Education Department will re-launch the biennial School Survey on Crime and Safety. This is a nationally representative survey of elementary and secondary school principals that serve as the primary source of school-level data on crime and safety in public...
