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ABCI Anti-Bullying Initiative

Patricia Holliday

EDL 641

Dr. Housand

April 16, 2013

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Program Description

Despite the fact that the ABCI program is only a year into existence it seeks to develop a school-community partnership in the effort to report and eliminate bullying. The program is intended to identify all forms of bullying and aggressive behavior. As administrator I strive to develop a comprehensive evaluation that will justified the need to continue support and funding for all stakeholders.

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WHOLE PROGRAM FOCUS

GOALS:

1. Send a clear and concise message to students, staff, parents and community that bullying will not be tolerated

2. Involve and empower students as bystanders to prevent and stop bullying

3. Create a program for staff, students, parents and community members to take steps to prevent and stop bullying

4. Promote a sense of belonging and acceptance in all students so that they can feel connected to their school

5. Provide intervention for children who are bullied and who bully

OBJECTIVES:

1. Increase the communication between all stakeholders

2. Increase understanding of students in their role in preventing and stopping bullying

3. Provide an exit survey for the stakeholders involved in the training

4. Increase attendance and involvement of students at their school

5. Decrease the number of aggressive behavior

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Who will benefit from this program?2. What are the characteristics of bullies and victims?

3. How can parents, staff and community members prevent bullying?

4. Name at least three ways to reach students and parents with the knowledge about bullying?

5. What are the best times and places to reach all stakeholders to possibly attend a Town Meeting?

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Sampling

Research questions-1 and 2 Approximately 100 students will be surveyed 50 males and 50 females

Research Questions-3,4,5 Using SurveyMonkey as the survey tool, at least 50 staff and 50 community members will have access to the survey link

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POPULATION

STUDENTS

PARENTS

STAFF

ADMINISTRATORS

COMMUNITY

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DATA COLLECTION METHODS

Qualitative Methods

1. Interviews

2. Observations

3. Minutes of meetings

4. Document reviews

5. General research questions

6. Logs

7. Open ended questions

Quantitative methods1. Collecting Questionnaires

and surveys data (via email) 2. Tracking Data from school

discipline referrals3. Teachers, counselors

referrals4. Data received from SROs

(school resource officers)5. Keep track of training using

attendance sign-in data6. Minutes for weekly minutes7. Tracking attendance data

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DATA ANALYSIS

Qualitative analysis• Coding • Determining

and identifying common themes

• Case studies

Quantitative analysis

• T-tests• Chi-squares• Surveys• Pearson’s

correlation test

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Integrity Threats

• Discontinuing the program before results are in place

• Lack of funding• Human error when entering data• Incompletion of survey questions• Survey link via email might be overlooked or

reported as spam • Coordinating all stakeholders can possibly lead

to communication breakdowns• Students and others not taking the survey

seriously and putting in bogus answers

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Reporting Strategies

• A school wide program will be available to all students and parents with handouts

• Parents, students and community members will be provided a link to the schools’ bullying website

• School counselors and resource officers meet with students to discuss findings of surveys and provide feedback

• Community feedback