Making an Impact on School Bullying

Peter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Unit for School and Family Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. In 2015 he was awarded the William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development from the European Association of Developmental Psychology.

"Making an Impact on School Bullying brings together in one volume an overview of a wide range of international programmes to address bullying in schools, written by leading researchers and programme designers from across the world. Each chapter provides a research-informed summary of the intervention and its impact, allowing the reader to gain valuable insights into successes to date and the remaining challenges for researchers and practitioners. An invaluable and timely collection!" - Dr Noel Purdy, Director of Research & Scholarship, Stranmillis University College, Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)."I am delighted to welcome this up-to-date and wide-ranging book on anti-bullying programmes in different countries. The most famous programmes are reviewed, including the Olweus programme in Norway, KiVa in Finland, ViSC in Austria, NoTrap! In Italy, Friendly Schools in Australia and Steps to Respect in the USA. In addition, this book addresses the prevention of ijime in Japan and interventions against cyberbullying. The good news is that bullying can be prevented! This book can be confidently recommended to all researchers, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in reducing bullying and cyberbullying in different countries." - David P. Farrington, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge"This thorough but easily attainable overview of some of the most well-known and successful bullying interventions provides a comprehensive and updated knowledgebase. Apart from describing the different methods success it also focuses on the challenges encountered and the lessons learnt. This is an unusual but extremely helpful approach that enhances the readers' understanding of the field. This book is the ideal reading for anyone interested in the field of bullying interventions and it makes an important stepping stone for the next generation of anti-bullying work." - Ann Frisén, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

• ContentsAuthor BiographiesSeries Editor ForewordGraham Davey1. IntroductionPeter K. Smith2. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP): New Evaluations and Current StatusDan Olweus and Susan P. Limber3. KiVa Anti-Bullying ProgramMiia Sainio, Sanna Herkama, Mari Kontio and Christina Salmivalli4. Lessons Learned from the National Implementation and International Dissemination of the ViSC Social Competence ProgramDagmar Strohmeier and Christiane Spiel5. Anti-Bullying Programs in the United States: What Works and What Doesn’t?Dorothy L. Espelage, Jun Sung Hong, Alberto Valido and Jeoung Min Lee6. Ways to Reduce Offline and Online Bullying in Schools: Interventions That WorkAmy Barnes, Natasha Pearce, Erin Erceg, Kevin Runions, Patricia Cardoso, Leanne Lesterm Juli Coffin and Donna Cross7. Ijime Prevention Programs in JapanYuichi Toda8. Peer Support and the Pupil’s VoiceValentina Zambuto, Benedetta E. Palladino, Annalaura Nocentini and Ersilia Menesini9. Specific Interventions against CyberbullyingMarilyn Campbell10. Conclusions: Different Levels of Challenge in Tackling School BullyingPeter K. Smith