Review article

BULLYING — THE PROBLEM OF FAMILY, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

Jasminka Zloković ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci

Abstract

There are different views about what is socially (un)acceptable behaviour and which are its causes. The humanistic approach to the prevention of socially unacceptable behaviour and professional help implicates the consideration of developmental processes, biological and genetically characteristics, as well as cultural and social factors influencing the individual’s behaviour. In the range of different socially unacceptable behaviours we emphasize bullying, the violence towards children and between children, in different social environments - family, school, streets, broader environment. The results of the investigation carried out on the sample of 161 pupils from 6 th and 7 th grade in four elementary schools indicate the need for development of the violence prevention program. In addition to the results which lead to conclusion about different forms of bullying in school, there is the appalling fact that teachers do not react to the situations of bullying between children. It is necessary to bring this phenomenon to the attention with the purpose of changing some inadequate procedures and attitudes of the adults towards the children’s problems. One of the possibilities lies in the systematic prevention and education programs not only for children but also for the adults who are in everyday contact with children. Starting from the viewpoint of contemporary pedagogy, this article suggests some contents and methods for the bullying prevention program, in accordance with the United Nations Charter on children protection and development.

Keywords

unacceptable behaviour; bullying; teacher and parents in the prevention of violence

Hrčak ID:

139356

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/139356

Publication date:

22.12.2004.

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