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Relational Aggression: The Voices of Primary School Learners
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Botha, Johan – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The aim of this research was to explore and describe primary school learners' experiences of relational aggression at school. This was done within a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. In order to give a voice to primary school learners' lived experiences of relational aggression, 25 individual interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Aggression, Elementary School Students, Coding, Socialization
Hierarchical Microaggressions in Higher Education
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Young, Kathryn; Anderson, Myron; Stewart, Saran – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2015
Although there has been substantial research examining the effects of microaggressions in the public sphere, there has been little research that examines microaggressions in the workplace. This study explores the types of microaggressions that affect employees at universities. We coin the term "hierarchical microaggression" to represent…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Conflict, Interpersonal Relationship, Aggression
A Descriptive Analysis of Louisiana Public School Districts' Anti-Bullying Policies
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Vaughn, Brandy Elise Robinson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The researcher proposed to determine the expansiveness of Louisiana's public school districts' anti-bullying policies. Specifically, student codes of conduct and board polices were analyzed to determine the extent to which schools define, outline reporting procedures, keep written records of, investigate, and render disciplinary sanctions against…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Board of Education Policy, Bullying, Aggression
"Our Leaders Are Just We Ourself": Black Women College Student Leaders' Experiences with Oppression and Sources of Nourishment on a Predominantly White College Campus
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Domingue, Andrea D. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2015
This article offers a theoretical analysis and phenomenological study of the leadership experiences of black women college students at a predominantly white higher education institution. Existing literature argues that leadership development is vital to the college experience as an opportunity to empower and engage students in social change.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, College Students, Student Experience
The Perspectives of Urban Single Mothers on Raising Adolescents with Aggressive Behaviors Associated with Emotional Disabilities
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Adewuyi, Olubade – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Single mothers of adolescents with emotional disabilities (ED) have a unique and sometimes difficult childrearing task. Researchers in some studies concluded that these children have a significantly higher incidence of school aggression than their peers from two-parent families. A substantive body of research explores parenting in families of…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Problem Situations Experienced by Urban Middle School Students with High Incidence Disabilities That Impact Emotional and Behavioral Adjustment
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Sullivan, Terri N.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Lotze, Geri M.; Helms, Sarah W.; Wright, Stephen A.; Ulmer, Lisa J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
A mixed methods approach was used to identify problem situations in peer and school contexts experienced by urban middle school students with high incidence disabilities that may impact their emotional and behavioral adjustment. A survey and semi-structured interview were conducted with a predominantly African American sample (95%) of 74…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Disabilities