Students, teachers, and leaders addressing bullying in schools / / edited by Christa Boske and Azadeh Osanloo.

• TeilnehmendeR: Boske, Christa,; Osanloo, Azadeh,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] ;, Taipei, [Taiwan] : : Sense Publishers,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The importance of Boske and Osanloo’s approach to identifying the crisis of bullying in our society lives within the personal stories shared in this book. Readers are reminded that victims of bullying are our own friends, neighbors and classmates, and those at every level in the community are challenged to be part of the solution. The hatred carried out by those who bully impacts all of us, not only the individual victims. Students, Teachers, and Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools captures the tragedy victims face and the urgency of creating a new dialogue amongst our educators. – Judy Shepard, Founder, Matthew Shepard Foundation The most important experts on bullying are the students, parents, and educators who wrestle with its impact every day. In this book, Boske and Osanloo place them at the center of the dialogue to design lasting solutions and spur the national conscience into action. Bias-based bullying complicates systemic solutions by activating the “isms” and “phobias” that plague us all. The bold collective behind this book calls us to get over our own stuff and double down on our efforts to create safe and affi rming schools for all students. – Eliza Byard, PhD, Executive Director, GLSEN The brilliance and boldness of this book lie in two distinguishing features. First, inspired by the Boske and Osanloo’s vision, the contributors discuss bullying as precisely what it is: not an interpersonal challenge, not a cross-cultural tension, not an issue that can be conflict-mediated away, but a social justice concern that is connected to bigger societal conditions and injustices. Secondly, Boske and Osanloo reject the idea that academics are the experts of everybody’s experiences, and so they open the space on the pages of their book to the targets of bullying and their on-the-ground advocates. The result is revolutionary. If you think you understand bullying, I dare you to read this book. – Paul Gorski, Founder, EdChange, & Associate Professor, Integrative Studies at George Mason University.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Christa Boske and Azadeh Osanloo -- Bullied / Christa Boske -- What Are You? / Azadeh Osanloo -- A Young Man’s Journey / Chris Board -- You are Worth it / Emily Wirth -- Does it Really Matter if Nobody is Around? / Goldiea Shaw -- I Was the Shy and Awkward Girl / Mariyah -- I’m a Little Bit Darker / Devin Jontez McMiller -- How do You Feel about Bullying in Schools? / Anthony Bias -- Standing up to the Popular Girl / Leah Bailey -- School Violence / Edward Valentin -- Being “White” / Aajah Chapman -- What Makes Me Beautiful / Erica Howard -- Learning to Love One Another / Angely Boske -- T.H.I.N.K. / Kiara Kane -- You Just Get Used to it / Destiny Puffenbarger -- Becoming Mrs. Baker / Brad Sinick -- Dyke, Dyke, Dyke! / Jennifer Turley -- Something Soft / Jonathan W. Gill -- Chaos and Order / Kim Mosyjowski and Joan Mosyjowski -- Bullied at the Intersection / Dwayne Steward -- Masculine of Center / Logan Sherman -- I Was Prime Pickn’ / Bradley Rhodes -- Bullies in Diapers / Mandy A. Cenker-Miller -- Bullying / Martinez E-B -- Katie / Katie Miller -- Bullying / Bernard Oliver -- The Power to Move Others / Kimberly Meredith -- Dare Greatly to Enhance Your School’s Climate through Acceptance, Relational Trust, and Creating a Sense of Belongin / Ryan Schoenfeld and Jeff Dinse -- The Quiet Roar / Amanda Hudnall -- Looking to the Future – Exploring the Need to Address Bullying in Higher Education / Laura Merry and Joanna Royce-Davis -- The Elephant in the School / Karen Andrus Tollafield -- First Things First / Darla Wagner -- A Case Study of the Gay-Straight Alliance’s Presence at a Public Urban High School / Dickson S. Perey -- The Relation of Physical Discipline to Bullying Behaviors across Different Families and Ethnicities / Yoona Lee , Malcolm W. Watson and Ki-Hak Lee -- Addressing Bad Behavior with Good Science / Michael J. Sheehan -- Bridge Building / Christa Boske -- Concluding Thoughts / Paul Saltzman -- Contributors / Christa Boske and Azadeh Osanloo.