Bullying: A Practical Guide to Coping for Schools - Softcover

Elliott, Michele.(E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273626922 ISBN 13: 9780273626923

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

Every child should be spared the anguish and anxiety caused by bullying. Unfortunately, it is an increasing problem throughout our schools, with far reaching damaging social effects.

Following its earlier success, this book is now available as a revised and updated second edition. Full of practical ideas, this essential guide offers both the latest research and ways to cope with the effects of bullying. It enables you to:

• prevent bullying by learning to identify early signs and characteristics
• identify the early signs and characteristics
• resolve difficult situations
• offer advice to victims
• help pupils become more self-confident, happy and open to learning.

The contributors to this book are an experienced team of teachers and other education professionals. The editor, Michele Elliott, is the Director of Kidscape, a national charity which campaigns for children's safety.

About this title

About the Author

Michele Elliott is the Director of the children's charity Kidscape which deals with the prevention of bullying and child abuse. She is a teacher, psychologist and the author of several books, including five which deals with bullying. She has chaired World Health Organisation and Home Office Working Groups about the prevention of child abuse and is a Winston Churchill Fellow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273626922
• ISBN 13: 9780273626923
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256