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Bullying prevention bibliography

Bullying Prevention bibliography 

 

 

Aronson, E. (2000). Nobody left to hate: Teaching compassion after Columbine.   New York  : Owl Books. 
               Ways to create an empathic, accepting school. 

Baumeister, R. F., Bushman, B. J., & Campbell, W. K. (2000). Self-esteem, narcissism, and aggression: Does violence result from low self-esteem or threatened egotism? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 9, 26-29.   

Baumeister, R. F. (2001). Violent pride: Do people turn violent because of self-hate, or self-love? Scientific American, 284(4), 96-101.   

Baumeister, R. F., Twenge, J. M., & Nuss, C. (2002). Effects of social exclusion on cognitive processes: Anticipated aloneness reduces intelligent thought. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 817-827. 
                       Baumeister’s work takes a clear, analytical look at the folklore our culture has developed about self-esteem. 

Baumrind, D. (1966). Effects of authoritative parental control on child behavior. Child Development, 37(4), 887-907. 
Baumrind, D. (1967). Child care practices anteceding three patterns of preschool behavior. Genetic Psychology Monographs, 75, 43-48. 
Baumrind, D. (1996). The discipline controversy revisited. Family Relations, 45(4), 405-414. 

Baumrind developed a way of understanding effective parenting that has influenced many people in this field. 

Benard, B. (1995) Fostering resilience in children, ERIC digest, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education EDO-PS-95-9 http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/files/resilience.html
                 Clear statement of what works in fostering resiliency. 

Bluestein, J. (2003) What’s wrong with I-messages?http://www.janebluestein.com/articles/whatswrong.html  

Bond L., Carlin, J. B., Thomas, L., Rubin, K., & Patton, G. (2001). Does bullying cause emotional problems? A prospective study of young teenagers. British Medical Journal, 323(7311), 480-484.

Brown, L.M. (2003) Girlfighting: Betrayal and Rejection Among Girls, New York University Press; see her new curriculum "From Adversaries to Allies: A Curriculum for Change" at http://hardygirlshealthywomen.org and her best-practices summary Creating Safe, Fair, and Responsive Schools

Bunting, E.  A day's work, Fly away home, The Wednesday surprise, and other books. (several publishers) 
            Eve Bunting’s childrens’ books present altruism, empathy, and service to others in an engaging way. 

Chasnoff. D. (2003) “Let’s Get Real” http://www.womedia.org/letsgetreal.htm 
An indispensable  new video full of the words and thoughts of real middle school students. Good focus on teacher and bystander action. Highly recommended for teacher training!  Information at http://www.respectforall.org

Cohn, A. & Canter, A. (2003). Bullying: Facts for schools and parents. National Association of School Psychologists
            Useful general-purpose pamphlet. 

Connolly, J., Pepler, D., Craig, W., & Taradash, A. (2002). Dating experiences of bullies in early adolescence. Child Maltreatment, 5(4), 299-310. 

Craig, W., & Pepler, D. (2000) Observations of Bullying in the Playground and in the Classroom School Psychology International  21(1) pp22-37, Feb2000   
Craig, W., & Pepler, D. (2000). Making a difference in bullying. LaMarsh Research Programme, Report Series, Report # 60. LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution.   York  University,  Toronto ,  Ontario ,  Canada  .  http://www.melissainstitute.org/documents/MakingADifference.pdf
             A detailed summary of research and interventions from the Canadian pioneers in bullying prevention.

Crick, N. (2002). Bullies: Ignore them and they won’t go away.   University of  Minnesota   Institute of  Child  Development, The Link. University of  Minnesota  College  of Education and Human Development. Vol. 18, No. 2   http://education.umn.edu/alum/link/2002Winter/bullies.html 

Dake, J. A., Price, J. H., & Telljohann, S. (2003). The nature and extent of bullying at school. Journal of School Health, 73(5), p. 173-80.  

Davis  , N.  (Ed.) (1999). The US department of health and human services’ report on violence in schools. From chapter 14: Protective processes within schools  http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/schoolviolence/part1chp14.asp   

Davis, S. (2007) Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying,, Research Press (second edition)

Davis, S. and J.(2007)  Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention Research Press.

Deci, E. & Flaste, R. (1996). Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation.   New York  : Penguin Books. 
             Human motivation and how to foster it. 

Dweck, C. (2000). Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development.   Philadelphia ,  PA  : Psychology Press. 
            Thirty years of research on young peoples’ thought patterns that promote or discourage motivation. 

Estes, E. (1988). The Hundred Dresses,   Orlando ,  FL  : Voyager Books. 
             Well-written childrens’ book, narrated from the point of view of a bystander. In my view, the best childrens’ book about bullying. 

Garbarino, J. & DeLara, E. (2002). And words can hurt forever.   New York  : Free Press. 
          Highly recommended guide for parents of teens about stopping bullying. 

Huesmann, L. R., Moise-Titus, J., Podolski, C. & Eron, L. D. (2003). Longitudinal relations between children's exposure to TV violence and their aggressive and violent behavior in young adulthood: 1977 – 1992. Developmental Psychology, 39(2), 201-21.  
       Careful longitudinal research about the effects of television on young people. 

McLeod Humphrey, Sandra (2007). Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity and Put-Downs. Prometheus Books. 
      Short stories and discussion questions to help you address bullying-related issues in the classroom.

Juvonen, J., Graham, S., Schuster, M. (2003, December). Bullying among young adolescents: The strong, the weak, and the troubled. Pediatrics, 112: 1231-1237. 

Kimmel, Michael and Mahler, Matthew (2003). Adolescent Masculinity, Homophobia, and Violence: Random School Shootings, 1982-2001. The American Behavioral Scientist, 46(10): 1439-58

Ludwig, T. (2003). My secret bully.   Portland ,  OR  : Riverwood Press. 
           For upper elementary grades; an engaging, helpful childrens’ book about relational aggression. 

McCoy, E. (1997) What to Do... When Kids Are Mean to Your Child.   Pleasantville ,  NY  : Reader’s Digest 
        A specific and  practical book for parents. 

Moss, P. (2004) Say Something.   Gardiner ,  ME  ; Tilbury House.
       A great new childrens' book to help bystanders speak up. 

Mynard, H., Joseph, S., & Alexander, J. (2000). Peer victimization and post-traumatic stress in adolescence. Personality and Individual Differences, 29, 815-821. 

Nansel, T.R., Overpeck, M., Pilla, R.S., Ruan, W. J., Simons-Morton, B.,  Scheidt, P. (2001). Bullying behaviors among US youth: Prevalence and association with psychosocial adjustment. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 285, 2094-2100.  

Olweus, D. (1994). Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do    Malden ,  MA  ; Blackwell Publishers.  
Olweus, D. (2000). Teacher handbook: Olweus’ core program against bullying and antisocial behavior, self-published. Available from http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/ 
Olweus, D., Limber, S., & Mihalic, S. (1997) . Blueprints for violence prevention: Bullying prevention program.   Denver ,  CO  : C&M Press. 
Olweus, D. (2003). A profile of bullying at school. Educational Leadership, 60(6), 12-17. 
            Olweus’ work is one of the  foundations of modern bullying prevention.  

Rigby, K. (2000). Effects of peer victimisation in schools and perceived social support on adolescent well-being. Journal of Adolescence, 23(1), 57-68. 

Ross, D. (1996). Childhood bullying and teasing.   Alexandria ,  VA  : ACA press. 
       The first American book about bullying. Research-based work by a pioneer of American psychology. 

Sanford, L. (1992). Strong at the broken places.   New York  :  Avon . 
            An inspiring analysis of how people recover from trauma. 

Sharp, S. & Smith, P.(Eds.). (1994). Tackling bullying in your schools.   New York  : Routledge. 
               Full of detailed, practical techniques and interventions. 

Shure, M. (2000). Bullies and their victims: A problem-solving approach to prevention.  Brown  University  Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 16, Providence  RI  : 1 and 6  
Shure, M.  & Digeronimo, T.. (1996). Raising a thinking child.   New York  : Pocket Books. 
Shure, M. B. (2001). What's right with prevention? Commentary on "prevention of mental disorders in school-aged children: current state of the field." Prevention & Treatment, Volume 4, Article 7,. on line at http://www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume4/pre0040007c.html 
Shure, M. B. & Spivack, G. (1982). Interpersonal problem-solving in young children: A cognitive approach to prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 341-356.  
             Shure’s work is an indispensable resource for teaching children to solve problems and think about life. 

Wilhelm, D. The Revealers- an excellent middle school (and upper elementary) book about bullying. Sadly, most of the adults in the book are little help to these young people. We can do better!

Wylie, M.S. (2000). Teaching kids to care. Family Therapy Networker, September/October 2000, 24(5), 26-35. 

Yoon, J. & Kerber, K. (2003). Bullying: Elementary teachers’ attitudes and intervention strategies. Research in Education, Issue 69, 27-35.  

  

Stan Davis 

  

 

 

ANNOUNCING:  
A three-day intensive skill-building workshop: 

Building Safety and Belonging for all Students

taught by Stan Davis and Chuck Saufler- in Portland, Maine, February 16-18, 2009


Stan Davis's book :
Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying, second edition  (with Julia Davis), published by Research Press   Download order form  Order directly from the publisher  or
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Quantity discounts available: please contact Research Press  
NEW: This book is now available in SpanishEn Español:  Crecer sin miedo. Estrategias positivas para prevenir el acoso escolar o bullying.

Stan's second book with Julia Davis, Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention K-8, is available from  Research Press 
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Trainings and Resources

Stan (and many other researchers and practitioners in this field) will be presenting  at the November 6-7, 2008 conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association - in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Conference information is available at http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/information.html 

Three day intensive skill-building workshop co-led with Chuck Saufler, in Portland, Maine: 
February, 2009

Two day training sponsored by the Maine Principal's Association in Augusta, Maine: May, 2009

Videos and supplementary CD for Schools Where Everyone Belongs

Consultation via phone and email

Teacher Training Workshop and Student Workshops : now scheduling for spring 2008 in Maine and fall 2009 outside Maine.

Free PowerPoint Presentation summarizing the basics of bullying prevention- a presentation for teachers, administrators, counselors and other educators.
Stan Davis is a founding member of the  International Bullying Prevention Association

 

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