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WORKPLACE BULLYING: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF EDUCATORS

Deidra Alexander Sorrell, Ed.D. ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to examine the lived experiences of elementary school educators facing workplace bullying within the public school system settings. This qualitative inquiry used the hermeneutic phenomenological design. Constructivism served as the theoretical framework for this study because it allowed the participants and the researcher to …

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How Much Do Parents Know About Bullying?

Martha Mendez-Baldwin Stephanie Riggi Saranda Shabaj Manhattan College Abstract A significant amount of research has been conducted on bullying; however, there exists a dearth of research on parents and bullying.  Parents play a paramount role in a child’s development. Since bullying has become increasingly prevalent over the last decade, it is extremely important that parent …

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Youth Soccer Players’ Views About Bullying and Hazing

Martha Mendez-Baldwin Lorenzo Froehle Abstract Bullying is an issue of great concern for today’s youth, parents, and educators.  Hazing is a form of bullying which is quite common in sports.  80 percent of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes say they have experienced some form of hazing throughout their college athletic career.  Although many young …

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Cyberbullying & Substance Abuse

Cyberbullying & Substance Abuse – According to the Megan Meier Foundation—a foundation created by Tina Meier after her 13-year-old daughter, Megan, took her own life as a result of being cyberbullied—approximately 34 percent of all school-aged kids have endured cyberbullying at some point in their lives.

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Bullying

Bullying is a continuous aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. This type of behavior generally happens among school-age children. However, in just recent years, bullying has raised great concern among people of all ages. Bullying is happening in classrooms, locker rooms, board rooms, and on the internet. No matter what the …

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