Open AccessBullying in Students with and Without Special Educational Needs
Author(s) -
Vasiliki Kaminaridi,
Evanthia Tsaliki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
global journal of educational studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-3936
DOI - 10.5296/gjes.v3i2.12244
Subject(s) - phenomenon , presentation (obstetrics) , principal (computer security) , psychology , special educational needs , task (project management) , special needs , special education , term (time) , mathematics education , social psychology , computer science , medicine , epistemology , engineering , computer security , philosophy , physics , systems engineering , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , radiology
In the present study a concise presentation of the phenomenon of school bullying in students with and without special educational needs is attempted. Initially, a distinction is made between the terms “violence” and “school bullying”, the second term being a sub-category of the broader concept of violence. Then, some of the most important definitions which have been attributed to ‘‘school bullying’’ are presented. It is noted that there is no universally accepted definition, as the definition of such a complex and multidimensional phenomenon is not an easy task. Then, the main forms of school bullying are described as well as its principal causes are presented. Finally, international and national research data – principally from Greece - on the frequency of school bullying based on the type of disability/special educational needs is presented while suggestions are made for its confrontation.