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Helping children to get along: teachers’ strategies for dealing with bullying in primary schools

Tucker, E. and Maunder, R. (2015) Helping children to get along: teachers’ strategies for dealing with bullying in primary schools. Educational Studies. 41(4) 0305-5698.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: This brief report describes a small scale qualitative interview study with primary school teachers in England, investigating their perceptions of bullying and strategies to prevent and manage it. Findings showed that much intervention work was situationally dependent, with teachers making subtle judgements about when and how to intervene. Prevention and intervention work centred on empathy development, and teaching children skills to help them nurture effective social relationships. We suggest that this holistic approach to bullying enables teachers to address multiple agendas aligned towards promoting children’s social and emotional learning.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bullying, primary school, social and emotional learning, teachers
Creators: Tucker, Emma and Maunder, Rachel
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Date: 18 May 2015
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Educational Studies
Volume: 41
Number: 4
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2015.1043980
ISSN: 0305-5698
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/10999

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