Alleviating Bullying

Ashraf Esmail is an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at Dillard University. He serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Peace/Anti-Violence Education. He serves as the proposal review lead for the National Association for Multicultural Education. He is senior editor for the Journal of Education and Social Justice.

If the quandary of bullying has baffled you, this invigorating book is a must read! The editor’s creativity allowed him to cover every aspect of bullying (school, prison, cyberspace, etc). The information will keep you reading and I highly recommend this book.

• Tables Foreword PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter One—Bullying in the School Environment Chapter Two—Bullying . . . Even in Retirement Chapter Three—‘Bullying-Proofing’ the Academe: Dealing with the Bunch and Bullies in a Whole School-Approach Chapter Four—Cyberbullying: A By-Product of the Internet Chapter Five—First Year Teachers’ Perception on Their Self-Efficacy in Bullying Intervention: Teacher Preparation Programs Chapter Six—Prison Bullying: The Ultimate State for the Battle of Institutional Power and Control Chapter Seven—Is Bullying the Same as it Has Always Been? Are We Making Too Much of Typical Childhood Behaviors? Chapter Eight—The Importance of Play in Creating SocialAwareness to Support a Bully-Free Environment Chapter Nine—Bullying: Recognizing the Warning Signs Chapter Ten—K-12 Bullying Through a Generational Lens: Consequences and Interventions Chapter Eleven—Bullying, Gender Equity, Harassment, Drop-Out Anticipation, and Solution: What Would You Do? Chapter Twelve—Cyberbullying From Schoolyard to Cyberspace:An Evolution Contributors