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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Paul, Simone; Smith, Peter K.; Blumberg, Herbert H. – School Psychology International, 2012
An earlier study reported the use of Quality Circles (QC) in a UK school in the context of understanding and reducing bullying and cyberbullying. Here, we report further work in the same school setting. The QC approach allows explorative analysis of problems in school settings, whereby students embark on a problem-solving exercise over a period of…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Bullying
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Boulton, Michael J.; Smith, Peter K.; Cowie, Helen – School Psychology International, 2010
This study tested transactional models to explain the short-term longitudinal links between self-perceptions and involvement in bullying and victimization among 115 9- to 10-year-old children. Self-perceptions were measured with Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children (six sub-scales) and bullying/victimization by means of peer nominations.…
Descriptors: Bullying, Females, Peer Relationship, Victims of Crime
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Pereira, Beatriz; Mendonca, Denisa; Neto, Carlos; Valente, Lucilia; Smith, Peter K. – School Psychology International, 2004
A modified version of the Olweus school bullying questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4,092 pupils, mainly aged 10-12, in ten middle schools, six in the north (Braga) and four in the south of Portugal (Lisbon). We present and discuss the results of this survey on the following topics: frequencies of being bullied and bullying others;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Social Class, School Location
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Mahdavi, Jessica; Smith, Peter K. – School Psychology International, 2002
Investigates one strategy to reduce bullying in schools, the bully court, by way of an intensive case study in one school. Describes the operation of the bully court and considers how successful it is perceived to be by staff and pupils. There was evidence of strong support for the bully court system from both staff and pupils. The limitations of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries, Intervention