Within the past few years, schools, communities, and parents throughout
the world, have begun to recognize that bullying is not something that
can be ignored with dismissive comments or admonitions. There is no
doubt that school violence is a critical problem in America's schools
and bullying is a maladaptive behavior with consequences. Bullying can
be reduced, but first, educators and parents must recognize the
pervasive nature of the problem. This easy-to-read book describes the
problem of bullying at all school levels--elementary, middle, and high.
Chapters include different types of bullying that occur and how they
effect the bully, the bullied, and the bystander. The authors report the
results of many studies including personal research to discuss
incidences of bullying at school, and list of sources for preventing and
intervening to reduce this type of misbehavior are included. For K-12
educators, professors of education, and parents.