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What is Bullying Prevention

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Bullying in Media and Beyond
Bullying prevention is a multilevel school-based program to prevent or reduce bullying in elementary, middle, and junior high schools, both at school and off campus. It is essential for schools to develop a positive culture and to guide social-emotional learning.
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Bullying in Schools: Behaviors and Principles of Prevention
Hülya Şirin (University of Health Sciences Gulhane School of Medicine, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5426-8.ch020
Abstract
Schools are indispensable institutions of society. Necessary measures should be taken to ensure that children can continue their education in safety in schools that concern almost all society. For this reason, the importance given to school health and safety is increasing day by day. Bullying is an important problem that threatens school health and safety and negatively affects the physical, emotional, and spiritual development of the individual. Schools constitute the most important environment where children with different cultural, social, economic, physical, and emotional characteristics come together. Bullying negatively affects the development of children. For this reason, bullying at school should be handled in every aspect, and school policies should be established to prevent it.
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