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Dian Liu dian.liu@uis.no

Introducing the anti-bullying work in Norway: national strategies, societal responses and practices. Dian Liu dian.liu@uis.no. Contextual features in relation to school climate. Law of Jante Class size and activities Parental involvement.

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Dian Liu dian.liu@uis.no

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  1. Introducing the anti-bullying work in Norway: national strategies, societal responses and practices Dian Liu dian.liu@uis.no

  2. Contextual features in relation to school climate • Law of Jante • Class size and activities • Parental involvement

  3. Legal enforcement • White Paper 31(2007-2008) Quality in Education All pupils are entitled to a good psycho-social environment • Manifesto against bullying (2011-2014) zero tolerance for bullying • The Norwegian Education Act • 9a-1: good physical and psyco-social environment • 9a-3: “the bullying act” • 9a-4: internal control in schools • 9a-7,9a-8: penalties

  4. National strategies • 1983: The first National Project • All primary and secondary schools (3400) • Packet of Material & A book (Olweus & Roland 1983) • No External Support, except in Bergen • Bullies are generally aggressive • Bullying focused prevention • Confronting intervention

  5. National strategies • The 1996 Program A Whole School Approach: school leadership, staff, pupils board and parents New Book (Roland & Vaaland 1996) - same definition - prevention: authoritative classroom leadership - intervention: a confronting approach External support (around 200 external “experts” were trained)

  6. National strategies • 2002: Prime Ministers Manifesto • King Haralds New Year Address • Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondeviks New Year Address (Zero tolerance) • Two Anti - bullying Programs subsidized by the State • - the Olweus Program (material and external support) • - Zero (material and external support) • - program material available to all schools • School bullying down 30% (Roland 2009)

  7. Bullying in research • School bullying: repetition, aggressive behavior, power imbalance • Applicable to cyberbullying? • The nature of cyberbullying • Intended to hurt -----aggressive intention • Perceived as hurtful • ICT-related arena

  8. Bullying in research • Prevalence • 10% in traditional bullying VS 2-3% in cyberbullying (Nordvik 2010) • Engagement in bullying/cyberbullying Alignment between traditional bullying and cyberbullying Knowledge of cyber-safety active use of internet popularity of the students

  9. Bullying in research • Consequences of bullying • Contributes to negative school climate • substantially disrupts learning, • causing damage to emotional wellbeing of students (Olweus 2005, 2012)

  10. Societal responses • Bruk Hue (Use Your Hand) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVlpg1vT5bQ

  11. Challenges • Lack of awareness • Lack of reporting channels • Anonymity on internet • Lack of common methodology • Relationship between traditional bullying and cyberbullying • Practitioners training

  12. An empirical study • The comparative approach • “The film approach” • methods • findings

  13. Thank you!

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