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The contextual definition of harm: 11- to 15-year-olds’ perspectives on social incidents and bullying
- Author:
- FORSBERG Camilla
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Youth Studies, 22(10), 2019, pp.1378-1392.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Bullying remains a problem in schools, affecting the health of many young people. In this study, the focus is on exploring how 11- to 15-year-olds talk about their social worlds and social incidents such as bullying. Through semi-structured interviews, analyzed with constructivist grounded theory, the conceptualization of the participants’ perspectives reveals that three types of incidents take place in their social worlds: Diffuse incidents, Quarrel incidents and Bullying. Incidents are framed differently, which reveals how the social context plays an integral part in how different incidents and interactions were defined and considered as harmful bullying or not. Four contextual aspects are taken into consideration: (1) Iteration, (2) Type of target, (3) Social and emotional harm for the target, (4) Social relationship to target. Even if not all type of incidents are framed as harmful bullying, they interact by being grounded in normative identity constructions that use both social categories such as gender and sexuality and locally produced social categories. (Publisher abstract)
Effects of school-based risk and protective factors on treatment success among youth adjudicated of a sexual crime
- Authors:
- YODER Jamie R., HANSEN Jesse, RUCH Donna, HODGE Ashleigh
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 25(3), 2016, pp.310-325.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Youth with sexually problematic behaviours are impacted by the reciprocal interplay between individual characteristics and the key social and ecological systems in which they are embedded. The paucity of research on protective factors mitigating risks within various socioecological systems is of concern, as the school is one such system that has been overlooked. This study retroactively investigated probation files among youth who were adjudicated of a sexual crime (N = 85) to determine how school-level variables are associated with treatment completion. A sequential logistical regression model revealed reduced odds for school-based risk factors and a greater proportion of variance explained when school-based protective factors were included. Implications and research considerations are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Urban students' perceptions of the school environment's influence on school violence
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Sarah Lindstrom, BURKE Jessica Griffin, GIELEN Andrea Carlson
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 34(2), April 2012, pp.92-102.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study investigated aspects of the school environment students perceived to influence the occurrence of school violence. Participants included 27 African American high school students who helped create a conceptual framework of their understanding of the school social and physical environment's influence on school violence. The students identified over 50 different ways they perceived that their school environment contributed to school violence. These ideas were categorised into six main topics: student behaviours; norms of behaviour; relationships with school staff; learning environment; school safety; and neighbourhood environment. This study adds to the current literature by identifying school-level aspects of the social and physical environment that contribute to students perceptions of the safety of their school. At this level, differences were seen between school environments, indicating a need for specific intervention tailoring.
Gangs and group offending: guidance for schools
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this guidance is to help schools in areas where gangs or offending by groups of young people may be of particular concern. It clearly addresses the topic under the following headings; understanding the issues, recognising the issues for an individual school, preventing the impact of gangs and group offending on schools, and tackling incidents. Information is provided on the prevalence and characteristics of gangs and finding out about local patterns of gang and group offending. The advice on prevention covers how to create a safer school environment and identify and intervene with pupils at risk. Emergency action during an incident is outlined. Ways of working with external partners and agencies, examples of good school practice resources and case studies are included.
Follow up survey of leavers from Scottish schools: leavers from school year 2007/08
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This Statistics Publication Notice presents national information on the follow-up destination status in March/April 2009 of those young people who left school in school year 2007/08. The publication also provides information on the change in status of these young people since information was published on them in the 'Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools: 2007/08' publication on 11 December 2008. The information in this publication is the basis for the Scottish Government’s national indicator on positive and sustained destinations for leavers from Scottish publicly funded schools.
Destinations of leavers from Scottish schools: 2007/08
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This Statistics Publication Notice presents national and Education Authority level information on the destinations of young people leaving Scottish schools (publicly funded and grant-aided secondary schools) and updates the publication 'Destinations of leavers from Scottish schools: 2006/07'.
Peer power
- Author:
- LEARNER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Young People Now, 21.05.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket Business Publications Ltd
Involvement of young people in sex education is an important them in the government review into teaching the subject in schools. The author looks at recent initiatives, focusing on the Terrence Higgins Young Leaders project, which is encouraging young people to develop their own sexual health projects. The article also highlights the work of pupils in Peterborough who have set up a website providing sex and relationship education for their peers.
School's in
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Scottish Executive's Delivering for Mental Health strategy is committed to having a named mental health link worker available to every school by the end of 2008. The author reviews progress so far.
Counselling in schools: a research study into services for children and young people
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Therapy Today, 19(1), February 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
This article reports on research aimed to evaluate counselling services in operation across the UK in order to assess whether current counselling models used in Wales and other parts of the UK are robust and flexible enough to apply more widely throughout Wales. The article presents the objectives of the research and summarises key recommendations for schools in Wales.
Destinations of leavers from Scottish schools: 2006/07
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This statistics publication notice presents national and Education Authority level information on the destinations of young people leaving Scottish schools.