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50 Years of ERIC
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James, Alana I.; Smith, Peter K.; Radford, Lorraine – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
Peer mentoring is the most common type of peer support framework used in English secondary schools, involving a one-to-one supportive relationship between pupils. Interpersonal benefits have been found for pupils who provide support to others, but there has been little exploration of the experience of being a peer mentor. This qualitative study…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Teaching, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Paul, Simone; Smith, Peter K.; Blumberg, Herbert H. – Pastoral Care in Education, 2012
A total of 407 students in a central London secondary school participated in a survey of different approaches to managing traditional bullying and cyberbullying. Student perceptions of individual coping strategies and school interventions for traditional bullying and cyberbullying were measured. Rankings of the strategies for traditional bullying…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Support Groups, Intervention, Discipline
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Smith, Peter K.; Howard, Sharon; Thompson, Fran – Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal for Pastoral Care & Personal-Social Education, 2007
The Support Group Method (SGM), formerly the No Blame Approach, is widely used as an anti-bullying intervention in schools, but has aroused some controversy. There is little evidence from users regarding its effectiveness. We aimed to ascertain the use of and support for the SGM in Local Authorities (LAs) and schools; and obtain ratings of…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Bullying, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship