Why School Anti-Bullying Programs Don't Work

by Twemlow, Stuart W.; Sacco, Frank C.

• ISBN13: 9780765704757
• ISBN10: 0765704757
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

"This book serves as a guide for readers interested in improving school climate. Using fifteen years of consultation and research in a variety of U.S. and foreign schools, the authors strip down the elements needed to create a healthy and productive school climate. The book challenges many commonly held notions about violence prevention and outlines a simple and inexpensive formula for creating sustained change in any school. The book stresses understanding of the underlying processes involved in the bully-victim-bystander power dynamics, the value of altruism, and the use of natural leaders to begin and sustain change in any school."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Frank C. Sacco is president of the Community Services Institute, Springfield and Boston, Massachusetts. Stuart W. Twemlow is professor of psychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Myths, Fallacies, and Truths About School Violence Prevention	p. 5
Buy In: Nothing Happens Without It	p. 31
Understanding Power Dynamics, Power Struggles, and Power Issues	p. 51
Bystanding: The Forgotten Causal Factor in Violence	p. 67
Feeling Safe at School	p. 81
The Natural Leader: Mentalization and Altruism	p. 93
Creating a Game Plan	p. 103
Discussing the Undiscussables	p. 117
Evaluating What We Do	p. 133
Community and Institutional Resources	p. 155
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