Education

PREVNet has compiled a number of toolkits based on the Education Pillar, which have be categorized by the following:

For All (i.e., Children and Youth, Parents, and Professionals)
For Parents and Professionals
For Parents Specifically
For Professionals Specifically

For All:

Family Channel

PREVNet has partnered with Family Channel to produce “Alone”, a 60-second stop-motion animated public service announcement (PSA). The film was painstakingly fabricated out of paper dolls in a paper world to convey the message, "If you see someone being bullied, let them know they're not alone". It is available as a Windows Media Player file.
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Concerned Children's Advertisers

In consultation with PREVNet, Concerned Children's Advertisers have produced “Tell Someone”, another PSA on bullying. PREVNet scientists ensured that the latest research and information was at the root of this campaign. It is available as a Windows Media Player file.
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For Parents and Professionals:

Age Trends in the Prevalence of Bullying

Rates of bullying vary at every age depending on the type of bullying and gender. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes research findings, key themes, and implications of age trends in the prevalence of bullying.
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Bullying: A Developmental Perspective

Bullying and victimization can start in early childhood and persist through the school years, peaking during the school transitions. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of bullying from a developmental perspective.
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Bullying: Cross-Cultural Consistency

Bullying is a problem that transcends culture. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of bullying it’s consistency across cultures.
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Bullying: Definitions

Bullying has traditionally been defined by three elements: aggression, a power differential, and repetition. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes a description of the challenges in defining bullying, means and forms of bullying, and implications.
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Bullying in Different Settings

Bullying is typically understood as a phenomenon that occurs at school. Although school is a setting where children and youth most frequently come together, bullying occurs wherever groups of children congregate. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications relevant to bullying in different settings.
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Bullying: Special Populations

Children with exceptionalities are more likely to be victimized and can also be more likely to bully others than children without exceptionalities. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes a summary of the exceptional populations of children and their experiences with bullying, key themes, and implications.
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Electronic Bullying: Definition and Prevalence

Electronic bullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through electronic media. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes a detailed description of electronic bullying, key research findings, key themes, and implications.
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Ethnicity and Bullying

Bullying is a form of aggression used from a position of power. One such form of power arises from targeting another based on ethnic differences. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of bullying and ethnicity.
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Gender Differences in Bullying

There are more similarities and differences between boys’ and girls’ experiences of bullying and victimization. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of gender differences in bullying.
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Impact and Implications of Electronic Bullying

The emotional, physical, social, and academic consequences of electronic bullying have an enormous impact on human and social capital and are evident within education, health care, and social services. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of electronic bullying.
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Parenting and Bulling

Parents play many critical roles in promoting their children’s capacity to have healthy relationships. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of parents’ role in bullying.
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Physical Health Problems and Bullying

Bullying leads to an increased risk of physical health problems. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of the physical health problems associated with bullying.
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Psychosocial Problems and Bullying

Involvement in bullying and victimization can have devastating and even life-threatening psychological, behavioral, mental and physical health, academic, and social consequences. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, implications, and recommended reviews of relevant literature of the psychosocial problems associated with bullying.
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Types of Bullying

Bullying can involve direct physical and verbal aggression, or it can involve more subtle forms of indirect aggression, such as spreading rumours. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes key research findings, key themes, and implications of the different types of bullying.
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Understanding Electronic Bullying

Electronic bullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through electronic media. This factsheet written by PREVNet in partnership with SAMHSA, includes reasons why youth engage in electronic bullying, why electronic bullying is devastating, and what adults can do.
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Queen's University Education Newsletter: Bullying Edition (Fall/Winter 2007)

This newsletter comprises a series of articles that provides a systemic understanding of bullying and the relationship solutions required to address it. Addressing bullying is everyone's responsibility and solutions are needed that support the individuals involved, the peers that observe and watch it, the adults that create a positive and safe climate at school, and everyone who interacts with children and youth where they live, learn, play, and work.
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Making a Difference in Bullying

A comprehensive report published in 2000 by PREVNet's co-founding research team, Dr. Debra Pepler and Dr. Wendy Craig.
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For Parents Specifically:

Making a Difference in Bullying: What Parents of Young Children Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among young children, signs to look for that indicate your child may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Parents of Elementary School Children Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among elementary school children, signs to look for that indicate your child may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Parents of Adolescents Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among adolescents, signs to look for that indicate your teen may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Parents of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning Youth Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with questions on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender issues.
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What Parents Need to Know about Cyberbullying

A four-page pamphlet about the challenges of cyberbullying and prevention and intervention strategies for parents.
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For Professionals Specifically:

Making a Difference in Bullying: What Teachers of Young Children Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among young children, signs to look for that indicate your students may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Teachers of Elementary School Children Need to Know

a four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among elementary school children, signs to look for that indicate your students may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Teachers of Adolescents Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among adolescents, signs to look for that indicate your students may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Making a Difference in Bullying: What Recreation Leaders Need to Know

A four-page pamphlet with developmentally appropriate information about bullying among children and youth, signs to look for that indicate children or youth in your organization may be involved in bullying, and strategies to help stop the bullying problem.
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Elijah's Kite Opera: Teachers Study Guide

A thirty-eight page study guide prepared by PREVNet resesearchers and graduate students for teachers to educate and engage their students about the harmful effects of bullying and the importance of accepting differences in others.
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