Academic discourse in education has illuminated several issues surrounding safety and equality in educational institutions. Emerging from this discourse is the concept of inclusivity and its importance in this globalized 21st century. The true benefits of inclusive educational policies have been recognized, not only for individuals, but also for the wider society, as these policies show that differences should be celebrated, encouraged, valued, and accepted. Sadovnik, Cookson, and Semel (2013) underscore
Annotation 1 Piskin, M. (2002). School bullying: definition, types, related factors, and strategies to prevent bullying problems. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2(2), 555. This article explains what is bullying exactly. Bullying is any form of psychological, verbal, or physical abuse that occurs repeatedly among schoolchildren over a period. Statistically, the dominant type of violence is emotional and occurs mostly in the classroom and courtyard of schools. Bullying is a kind of torture, methodical
siblings, friends, clothes, habits, as well as the newest trends. Peer pressure has become a rising concern especially involving middle and high school students, as studies show that you are most vulnerable to risky decisions while also trying to find yourself. There is also the exploration of risky decisions involving criminal behaviors, substance abuse, and bullying. The effects that peer pressure has on its victims can cause the victim to become more isolated, depressed or give them anxiety issues.
Violence in schools is a global problem. The scourge of violence in South African schools is cause for concern. There are reports that appear in the written and electronic media on a daily basis about high levels of violence in our schools. This has contributed to public fear that schools are unsafe. The most visible form of violence in schools is violence against school children. The carrying of weapons such as knives, guns and other weapons has become a norm. Such incidents underline the extent
demands. Furthermore, bullying is another known misconduct by adolescent that refers to be any unwanted aggressive behavior. It is an act by another youth or group of youths who are not related to each other. They are not being considered as siblings or current dating partners that is seen to have an act that observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times of act or is more likely to be repeated. According to Gladden and Vivolo-Kantor (2014), bullying is an act that may inflict
Functionalist theory of education discusses the functions and dysfunctions of education. Schools functions include teaching students how to be a successful member of society and its purpose in society1. This is achieved by teaching skills, norms/values, and networking. The main goal of education is to have individuals be prepared to move from education to occupations. In Reading 5: “Social Reproduction” by David Swartz he discusses how similar power structures that are seen between workers and employers
Chapter 1-Introduction School violence in the secondary school system has been on the increase over the last fifteen years from gang activity, attack with a weapon, rape, larceny, bullying, kidnapping to the worst case scenario of murder allegedly committed by students. The criminal behaviour of secondary school behaviour in Trinidad and Tobago concerning school violence is grabbing everyone’s attention and is being spoken about regularly in a negative manner like there is no hope. This is of major
what matters most in life. Preparation and control of oneself and one 's conduct, usually for personal betterment. 2.1.3.1 The importance of Work Ethics 1 (Positive outcomes) Self-discipline played a major theatrical role in being a good lecturer. Now, despite training and presenting lectures on class, a lecturer has to be responsible for many other jobs, including school events, extracurricular activities. Thus, a lecturer with good self-discipline will be capable to balance their works easily
Crossing the Line “What is wrong with you? Can’t you take a JOKE? ” Early childhood is when a child’s first interactions with other people in the community take place. As early as the ages 3-5, he would start to learn the importance of getting along with others, cooperating and understanding himself. Unfortunately, with growing up, the child also experiences his first taste of the cruelty that the world offers. Teasing is a very complicated phenomenon and it’s very important for us to know the
specific(Pastrorino&Doyle-Portillo, 2013). Self- concept also our beliefs about one’s own nature, unique, qualities, and typical behavior. Your self- concept is your mental picture of yourself. It is a collection of self- perceptions ( Weiten, Dunn, & Hammer, 2012). The importance of self- concepts which influences people’s behaviors and cognitive and emotional outcomes like achievements, level of happiness, anxiety, social integration, self- esteem, and life satisfaction. It is how you evaluate and see yourself. It is your