PSY256: Task1 Select 2 Relevant Journal Articles (pdf file) from Google Scholar on Bullying in Schools: Educational Psychology Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

task1:

Select 2 relevant journal articles (pdf file) from Google Scholar on bullying in schools. (10 marks)

Provide the full reference in APA format.

For each selected journal article, briefly state, in not more than 100 words, why you think the article is relevant to addressing the essay question.

Responding to a bullying incident in a primary school, Singapore Education Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that bullying in schools “cannot be tolerated anywhere”. Mr. Ong said that the school involved will ensure that pupils understand the seriousness of their actions and that appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken. The Ministry of Education responded to say that it will work with schools to put in place prevention and intervention measures and that there is a “culture of care and mutual respect in our classrooms”. Schools have also put in place peer support systems where peer supporters look out for their classmates and report or seek help from their teachers when they observe situations that affect the safety of their classmates.

Task 2:

Explain the literature on bullying in school settings, and briefly review empirical evidence for intervention methods that address bullying behavior.

You are the form teacher of a Secondary 2 class and this discussion question is posed to the class: Do you think it is acceptable to call an overweight student “Fatty”, given that everyone else is calling him by this name? Apply Kohlberg’s theory of moral development and illustrate what would be some likely responses given by the class of 13 to 15-year-old students. Explain their responses with reference to Kohlberg’s theory.

Based on the literature, discuss two educational strategies that you can use as a form teacher to decrease bullying in your students.