Bullying

Ian Rivers is Professor and Head of Psychology at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of over 70 articles and book chapters on bullying and homophobia in schools. He is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's 2001 award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity in the United Kingdom through his work as a researcher and psychologist.Neil Duncan is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. He is the author of Sexual Bullying (1999), considered by practitioners and academics alike to be one of the most significant texts on the nature and expression of verbal bullying among boys and girls.VALERIE E. BESAG is an educational psychologist and former teacher who is an international expert on school bullying prevention. She is the author of Bullies and Victims in Schools (1989) and Understanding Girls' Friendships, Fights, and Feuds (2006). Besag has been the recipient of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship which allowed her to travel overseas to further understand and explore the phenomenon of bullying and peer support in schools.Valerie E. Besag

• Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I General Introduction 1 Introduction: Bullying, What Is It? 2 Understanding Bullies and Victims 3 Institutional Factors in Bullying Part II Advice for Educators 4 Gender, Sexuality and Bullying in Schools 5 Homophobic Bullying 6 Special Needs and Bullying 7 Challenging Bullying Behavior in Schools: Current Approaches Part III Advice for Parents 8 Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Bullying 9 Working with Schools: A Guide for Parents Part IV The Way Ahead Chapter 10 Beyond Childish Antics Glossary Index

"Unlike many other resources....it draws from developmental psychology to explain why some individuals engage in bullying behavior. Most delightfully, the authors also sensitize school staff to various systems-level factors inherent in school environments that may create a culture of bullying. It is this ecological approach that truly sets Rivers, Duncan, and Besag's book apart from other volumes and makes it especially useful....Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents should be on the bookshelf of every school mental health worker and administrator to help design and maintain safe and healthy schools. The book is an excellent resource for psychologists, school counselors, school administrators, and parents who are asking what bullying looks like and what can be done to address it, both at an individual and at a systems level." - PsycCRITIQUES