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School bullying: moving beyond a single school response to a whole education approach

James O’Higgins Norman, Christian Berger, Shoko Yoneyama, Donna Cross

Pastoral Care in Education · 2022

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Summary

This paper examines school bullying as an evolving challenge in pastoral care, encompassing both traditional and online forms. Using a UNESCO-coordinated eDelphi expert consultation, the authors synthesise international evidence and recommendations to advocate for a systemic shift from isolated whole-school interventions to integrated whole-education approaches involving broader communities. The findings outline how bullying prevention can be more effectively embedded across education systems rather than addressed within individual institutions.

Regional applicability

The paper's recommendations for whole-education approaches to bullying prevention are likely applicable to UK education policy and practice, particularly as UK schools increasingly adopt multi-agency safeguarding frameworks. However, implementation would require alignment with existing UK pastoral care structures and statutory guidance.

Key measures

Expert consensus recommendations via eDelphi method on bullying prevention strategies; scope and impact assessment of face-to-face and cyberbullying

Outcomes reported

The study reports expert recommendations on transitioning from single-school to whole-education approaches for tackling bullying. It presents findings from a UNESCO-coordinated eDelphi consultation on global best practices for school bullying prevention.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report / Expert consultation
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Other
DOI
10.1080/02643944.2022.2095419
Catalogue ID
SNmojolgma-k3jbxy

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