canisius | Jennifer E. Beebe, PhD, assistant professor of counseling and human services
at Canisius College, says that to prevent or stop bullying, schools
must implement collaborative programs that involve teachers,
administrators and school counselors.
“It is integral that bullying prevention and intervention efforts
address the specific needs of the students, schools and communities,”
says Beebe, who conducts research in the areas of bullying and
cyber-bullying. Such interventions can include the implementation of
social and emotional learning standards into school curriculum.
“It’s just as important to teach social and emotional skills to
students as it is to teach them science,” says Beebe. “We can increase
consciousness of positive behaviors by incorporating those ideals into
the educational system. Many students may not learn them otherwise.”
Beebe recently completed a study, which examined disrespect, bullying
behaviors and physical aggression among 350 elementary and middle
school students in three schools in Illinois. The behaviors were
negatively impacting students’ academic achievement and school
attendance. In many cases, these behaviors crossed over into the cyber
world. Beebe’s research was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship from The
Canisius College School of Education and Human Services.
Students learned several tenets from a 12-week long intervention that
was integrated into students’ regular classroom lessons for
approximately one hour. “Students were taught concepts such as loyalty,
obedience, bystander intervention and respect.” Beebe adds.
The research was the result of a collaborative effort with a non-profit organization in Illinois, The COREMatters Project.
The intervention is a multi-dimensional classroom experience focusing
on social emotional learning, empathy and respect building instruction
utilizing cooperative learning activities, role playing, classroom
discussions, individual work, as well as physical activities that
involve Martial Arts.
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