Psychology in the Schools‚ Vol. 47(4)‚ 2010 Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) C 2010 Wiley Periodicals‚ Inc. DOI: 10.1002/pits.20473 THE EXPERIENCE OF BULLYING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CHRISTINA ATHANASIADES AND VASSILIKI DELIYANNI-KOUIMTZIS School of Psychology‚ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The present study was designed to qualitatively investigate secondary students’ interpretations and experiences of bullying (and victimization) in
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Nazis in Power Hitler’s Nazi party enjoyed widespread popularity among the German people between 1933 and 1939 as a result of their domestic policies. Through the economy‚ the biggest factor in support of reducing mass unemployment‚ they introduced the KDF‚ Strength through Joy this allowed Germans to enjoy paid holidays and concerts. They also helped reinforce law and order‚ ensuring there were no street battles in Nazi Germany. Germans appreciated this as it was fresh and strict following
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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: PEERS AND DELINQUENCY 18 CJ 798 008 University of Cincinnati June 5‚ 2009 Introduction The problem of how to deal with juvenile offenders has plagued society since before the establishment of the first juvenile court in 1899. (OJJDP‚ Juvenile Court Statistics 1999) Prior to that development‚ delinquent juveniles were processed through the adult court and often received harsh punishments. The American juvenile justice system was designed to
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Peer pressure is the social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action‚ adopt certain values‚ or otherwise conform in order to be accepted. It is a powerful mental force that influences everyone‚ but it could bring about good or bad effects depending on the group of people around the individual. The effects of peer pressure could be seen throughout everyone’s daily lives everywhere‚ be it at school‚ at work‚ or within the general community. People of all age groups and backgrounds
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Batman and Robin are the original dynamic duo --- the epitome of a friendship. Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin (Dick Grayson)‚ capitalize on each other’s strengths and neutralize each other’s weaknesses to become what appears to be an inseparable and invincible team that fights against evil and protects the city of Gotham. Their relationship begins when Bruce Wayne adopts Dick Grayson as his legal ward to help him and provide guidance after the death of Grayson’s parents. Eventually‚ Grayson passes
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DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL AMONG SCHOOL STUDENTS Dr.R.Sivakumar Assistant Professor of Education Annamalai University Abstract The aim of education has always been to prepare and enable the youth for life‚ to form in them those personal characteristics which are essential for life and whose formation makes part of life preparing. Moral education as universal phenomenon is accomplishing in particular ways and studied actions. As social institution‚ the school has always been interested
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When I was promoted from primary school to secondary school‚ I have met some bad peers. They never study‚ just liked to play. They always skipped the classes‚ and spent most of the time on playing online games in Internet café. In order to enter their group‚ I chose to follow them. As a result‚ my academic performance dropped sharply‚ and almost failed to promote to next grade. From this story‚ we can see that teenagers always get influence by their peers. Peers’ opinions and choices affect them
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Peer pressure these days has had major effects on our children and young adults. Decisions are being made that are unheard of to parents and teachers. Don’t think that the adolescence making these choices isn’t struggling to grasp hold of the concepts of what they are doing. Unknowingly‚ our generation is making choices that will effect the rest of their lives. Whether or not it’s the way we dress or a decision in unprotected sex‚ it’s still a decision made based on the approval of our peers. Who
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If someone were to ask any student at any school if there are cliques at their school the answer will most likely be yes. Of course there is going to be more than just one clique‚ but there is always that one that will stick out more than any other. Everyone knows who this clique is and wants to be in it. As Wiseman mentioned in “Queen Bee and Her Courts” this clique consists of members who play certain roles in the clique; a few being the Queen Bee‚ the Torn Bystander‚ and the Sidekick. Those three
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Sometimes children can’t come to their parents about problems because they are afraid of the consequences of their actions‚ so they just try and handle problems on their own. This is where more problems arise. Most kids don’t talk to each other about their situations because they are either afraid to‚ or they don‘t have someone they can trust. Peer mediation is a program designed especially for this area of concern. This new endeavor was introduced to me through the public school system. Peer mediation
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