Bullying Widespread: A Critical Analysis of Research and Public Discourse on Bullying

Autor/in	Walton, Gerald
Titel	Bullying Widespread: A Critical Analysis of Research and Public Discourse on Bullying
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 4 (2005) 1, S.91-118 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
Schlagwörter	Violence; Bullying; Educational Administration; Antisocial Behavior; Aggression; School Policy; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Developmental Stages; Power Structure; Gender Differences; Public Opinion; Political Influences; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Student Behavior; Victims of Crime; Peer Relationship; School Culture; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Mobbing; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Schulpolitik; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Öffentliche Meinung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Peer-Beziehungen; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Kanada
Abstract	The issue of bullying features prominently in educational administration, academic research, journalism, and public discourse. In this paper, I present a critical examination of research on bullying by addressing dominant themes and preoccupations in the literature. I argue that the proliferation of policies and programs purported to reduce bullying in schools are anchored by what appears to be a common, but problematic, understanding of the notion of bullying. Such policies and programs are utilitarian but misguided. Here, I problematize the very notion of bullying and contextualize it within broader frameworks of educational administration and social oppression. By contrast, I highlight educational theorists who conceptualize school violence in social and political terms rather than psychological, behavioral, and individualistic ones. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10