Edited by Jun Sung Hong, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, USA and Visiting Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UK, Annis Lai Chu FUNG, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, China and Jungup Lee, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore

‘This impressive book, authored by international and interdisciplinary experts, represents a significant contribution to the field of violence and bullying research in schools and cyberspace. It offers valuable cross-national perspectives and up-to-date information on the factors that are associated with violence and bullying in these contexts, as well as their underlying mechanisms. Additionally, the book proposes new directions for interventions and policies aimed at addressing these issues. It is a must-read for anyone interested in delving into the study of school violence and bullying, and in promoting their prevention and policy.’

• ContentsForeword xxxIntroduction xxxvPART I INSIGHTS: RESEARCH AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES1 Perspectives on school bullying: context, definition, and treatment 2Ellen W. deLara2 The social ecology of bullying: how normative beliefs about aggressionshape bully and bystander roles 17Concetta Esposito, Dario Bacchini, and Mirella Dragone3 Teen dating violence and school safety: issues and policy recommendations 31Laura Finley4 Performance-based measures, experimental approaches, and intensiverepeated measures to examine interpersonal characteristics of victims 44Minita Franzen, Peter J. de Jong, René Veenstra, and Marije aan het Rot5 Relational aggression among school-aged children and adolescents ininternational contexts 57Constantinos M. Kokkinos and Ioanna Voulgaridou6 Powering up the social-ecological model: a new perspective on the roleof power, privilege, and oppression in identity-based bullying 71Kyla Mayne and Wendy Craig7 Peer aggression in preschool settings: conceptualization, precursors,and addressing responses 92Raúl Navarro and Beatriz Víllora8 Bullying theory, research, and practice: one-sided coin? 107Jacek Pyżalski, Jakub T. Mr—z, and Małgorzata W—jcik9 The authoritative perspective, bullying, and implementation 121Ida Risanger Sjursø and Pål Roland10 An ethological perspective on bullying: answering Tinbergen’s four questions 134Alexander Wettstein, Ida Schneider, and Sebastian WachsPART II SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN AFRICA11 Student violence against high school teachers in Africa: the context,impacts, and interventions 151Richard Abayomi Aborisade12 School violence and adolescent mental health in Africa: agenda forresearch, policy, and practice 167Samuel Adjorlolo and Yvonne Yawa Battanis13 Bullying and its associated factors among adolescents: a Nigerian perspective 181Temitope Oyinlola Jegede, Olanrewaju Ibigbami, Tolulope Opeoluwa Jegede,Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba, and Mosunmola Florence Tunde-AyinmodePART III SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN THE AMERICAS14 Bullying and experiences of violence among gender and sexual minority youth 194Dorothy L. Espelage, Alberto Valido, and Luz E. Robinson15 Responding to the aftermath of school shootings: the case of RobbElementary School 209Jun Sung Hong, Luz E. Robinson, Anthony A. Peguero, and Alberto Valido16 Cyberbullying, digital technology, and social media use: research andPractical Implications for U.S. Schools 218Amanda B. Nickerson, Stephanie Fredrick, Dylan Harrison, and Lucia Sun17 School-based bullying experiences among youth enrolled in music ensembles 229Jared R. Rawlings18 Mass school shootings: promising approaches for prevention and response 242Jaclyn Schildkraut and Emily A. Greene-Colozzi19 School violence, bullying, and cyberbullying in South America: risks,protective factors, and interventions 256Jorge J. Varela, Christian Berger, Enrique Chaux, Rafael Miranda, CarolinaLisboa, and Cindy Tatiana L—pez Orellana20 Immigration, race and ethnicity, and school bullying in the United States 269Kay S. Varela, Sanna King, Krystlelynn Caraballo, Yasmiyn Irizarry, JaniceIwama, Angélica Lopez, Sabina Low, Xin Jiang, Jennifer M. Bondy, andAnthony A. PegueroPART IV SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN ASIA-PACIFIC21 Cyberbullying identification, prevention, and intervention in thePhilippines: observations and inputs 287Inero Ancho, Gilbert S. Arrieta, and Roxanne T. Bongco22 Understanding violence against teachers in Israel: prevalence, riskfactors, outcomes, theory, and implications for research, practice 299Ruth Berkowitz, Naama Bar-on Shmilovitch, Mahira Ghadban, Shay S.Tzafrir, and Guy Enosh23 The current state of school violence in South Korea 313JongSerl Chun, Wonbin Her, Jinyung Kim, and Jungup Lee24 A comparison of the anti-bullying policies between the United Statesand China 334Ziqiang Han and Rui Sun25 School bullying and cyberbullying in Singapore: prevalence, predictors,and outcomes 347Jungup Lee, Rebecca P. Ang, and Hoi Shan Cheung26 Bullying and victimization among adolescents in India: a socio-culturalperspective 362Niharika Thakkar, Mitch van Geel, and Paul VedderPART V SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN EUROPE27 Bullying in Ukraine 377Viktor Burlaka, Oleksii Serdiuk, and Vitalii Panok28 What is a safe and good learning environment in a diverse classroom?Bias-based bullying and religious education in Norwegian schools 389Hildegunn Fandrem and Geir Skeie29 Teachers’ bullying intervention competence: a German study on aspectsof crucial competence for bullying interventions in schools 402Saskia M. Fischer and Ludwig Bilz30 An overview of school violence in Kosovo: implications forintervention in low resource settings 416Kaltrina Kelmendi, Aliriza Arënliu, and Jon Konjufca31 Bullying research in Estonia: An overview 429Kristi Kõiv and Karin Naruskov32 Ethnicity- and race-based cyberbullying among adolescents in Europe 447Anja Schultze-KrumbholzPART VI ADDRESSING SCHOOL VIOLENCE: PREVENTION,INTERVENTION, AND SOLUTIONS33 Listening to the Voices of the School Community as part of thewelcoming, empowerment, and monitoring approach (WEMA) toimprove school outcomes 460Rami Benbenishty, Ron Avi Astor, and Avi Benbenishty34 Exploring the cognitive predictors of indirect bullying with implicationsfor prevention and intervention 480Laura M. Crothers, Jered B. Kolbert, and Ara J. Schmitt35 Innovative school-based interventions for reactive and proactiveaggressors in school bullying 496Annis Lai Chu FUNG and Liping Fu36 Tailored bullying prevention: what successful schools do and what wecan learn about implementation when using a whole-community approach 511Björn Johansson37 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: an international overview,evaluation, and implementation 527Susan P. Limber and Kyrre Breivik38 How innovative instructional methods can reduce peer victimization:considerations for novel intervention targets 542Sabina Low, Samantha Gregus, and Mark J. Van Ryzin39 The moral domain in peer relationships: opportunities for interventionsto prevent bullying 556Eva M. Romera, Ana Bravo, Antonio Camacho, and Rosario Ortega-Ruiz40 Restorative approaches to address bullying and climate 568Samuel Y. Song, Yin Cai, Karisa Deandra S. Odrunia, and Haeeun LeeAfterword: after a world tour 578Dewey G. CornellAppendix: resources 583