TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Are elementary school teachers prepared to tackle bullying? A pilot study
JO  - School psychology international
A1  - Oldenburg, Beau
A1  - Bosman, Rie
A1  - Veenstra, René
SP  - 64
EP  - 72
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - The aim of this pilot study was to investigate to what extent elementary school teachers were prepared to tackle bullying. Interview data from 22 Dutch elementary school teachers (M age = 43.3, 18 classrooms in eight schools) were combined with survey data from 373 students of these teachers (M age = 10.7, grades 3-6, ages 8- to 12-years-old, 52.2% boys). The teachers in this study gave incomplete definitions of bullying, had limited strategies to find out about bullying, and did not recognize the self-reported victims in their classroom, suggesting that even though teachers are supposed to have a central role in tackling bullying, they may not be fully prepared for this task. Implications for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-0343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034315623324
ID  - ref1
ER  -