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Dill, Karen E.; Redding, Richard E.; Smith, Peter K.; Surette, Ray; Cornell, Dewey G. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Developmental research on social influences on adolescents can guide practices aimed to prevent homicidal youth violence. School shootings have repeatedly raised questions about the contributory role of bullying and entertainment violence, how news media publicity might produce copycat crimes, and whether stiffer criminal sanctions might have a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Publicity, Prosocial Behavior, Violence
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Paul, Simone; Smith, Peter K.; Blumberg, Herbert H. – Pastoral Care in Education, 2012
A total of 407 students in a central London secondary school participated in a survey of different approaches to managing traditional bullying and cyberbullying. Student perceptions of individual coping strategies and school interventions for traditional bullying and cyberbullying were measured. Rankings of the strategies for traditional bullying…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Support Groups, Intervention, Discipline
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Smith, Peter K.; Smith, Cherise; Osborn, Rob; Samara, Muthanna – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
Schools in England are legally required to have an anti-bullying policy, but the little research so far suggests that they may lack coverage in important areas. An analysis of 142 school anti-bullying policies, from 115 primary schools and 27 secondary schools in one county was undertaken. A 31-item scoring scheme was devised to assess policy.…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
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Smith, Peter K.; Howard, Sharon; Thompson, Fran – Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal for Pastoral Care & Personal-Social Education, 2007
The Support Group Method (SGM), formerly the No Blame Approach, is widely used as an anti-bullying intervention in schools, but has aroused some controversy. There is little evidence from users regarding its effectiveness. We aimed to ascertain the use of and support for the SGM in Local Authorities (LAs) and schools; and obtain ratings of…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Bullying, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship