School Bullying and Violence: Taking Action
© Cowie, H., Jennifer, D., Chankova, D., Poshtova, T., Deklerck, J., Deboutte, G., Ertesvåg, S. K., Samuelsen, A. S., O'Moore, M., Minton, S. J., Ortega, R. & Sanchez, V. (2006)
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Chapter 1.1: Understanding the Definition and Context of School Violence
Objectives of Chapter 1.1
Facilitation skills to be developed through this Chapter
Pre-Chapter reading
Summary of current thinking and knowledge about the definition and context of school violence
Responsibilities of the Chapter facilitators
Sequence of activities for Chapter 1.1
Activity 1:Icebreaker: The name game
Activity 2: Introduce your neighbour
Activity 3: Defining school violence
Activity 4: School violence as defined by international experts
Activity 5: The context of school violence
References
Further reading and additional materials
Resource packs
Resource 1: Individual examples of school violence
Resource 2: Group discussion of the essential characteristics
Resource 3: Our definition
Resource 4: Definitions by international experts
Resource 5: Case study of a violent incident
Resource 6: Types of school violence
Resource 7: Summary of case studies
Resource 8: Model of the school system
Chapter 1.2: What We Know About School Violence: Findings From Research and Practice
Objectives of Chapter 1.2
Facilitation skills to be developed through this Chapter
Pre-Chapter reading
Summary of what we know about school violence
Responsibilities of the Chapter facilitators
Sequence for activities for Chapter 1.2
Activity 1: Lecture: What do we know?
Activity 2: Classroom level
Activity 3: The school level
Activity 4: A whole school approach
Activity 5: Debriefing
References
Resource packs
Resource 1: The classroom
Resource 2: The school
Resource 3: John
Resource 4: Suggestions for systemising measures
Appendix 1: An introductory story'
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Section 1: Definition, Context and Knowledge of School Violence