Does Participation In The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Have A Positive Impact On The Attitudes Of School Social Climate For 6th - 8th Graders?

Does Participation In The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Have A Positive Impact On The Attitudes Of School Social Climate For 6th - 8th Graders?

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Dan Olweus describes: its remarkable how often headteachers and colleagues emphasize that there is no violence at their school, even though teasing, scuffles as well as beatings of fellow students of the school day. Therefore Olweus believes that awareness and Betroffensein of teachers and to some extent the parents are prerequisites for the success of prevention and intervention. These findings are identical to those of the organization and development of school development. Olweus had in connection with its longitudinal studies an extensive questionnaire developed for the actual analysis. Since the individual school does not conduct school research, and can even design a questionnaire, which serves the same purpose and can provide one of the employees in the consulting network and may be tailored to the school situation (Finkelhor, Turner, et al, 2010). A simple but effective way to achieve these goals is an anonymous questionnaire survey among the students on the theme of "aggression and violence" at their school. The results of the investigation are presented in the context of a teacher training day "violence and violence prevention in schools," and interpreted in terms of educational implications are discussed. Does the "Education Day" at the conclusion, that are necessary for school violence prevention measures, these should be discussed in a school and conference are included as "components in the school program." The proposed measures were developed by Olweus result of his findings for the level of the school, the class and the individual person. This is not to take on a whole, would be contrary to all evidence from the Education Development Research (Finkelhor, Turner, et al, 2010).

Due to the success of the program in Norway and other countries, Dr. Dan Olweus began working closely with U.S. counterparts in mid-1990 to evaluate and implement the program in the United States. With the help of Dr. Susan P. Limber of Clemson University in South Carolina and others, the Prevention Program Olweus Bullying was adapted and applied to U.S. schools positive results. The authors and researchers continue to study the results of U.S. to understand and implement improvements in the school (Finkelhor, Turner, et al, 2010). The first systematic evaluation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in the United States took place in the mid-1990s, with the participation of 18 middle schools in South Carolina, after a year of implementation, the researchers found:

A large significant decrease in bullying that child applies to others. There is a significant reduction in reports of bullying boys who apply and also in children, allowing a cause of harassment. An evaluation of the Olweus program was implemented in 12 primary schools in the Philadelphia area, revealed that among the schools that have implemented the program, with at least moderate fidelity: ...