Dissertation
Responses to reported acts of bullying: a case study of eastern Pennsylvania high school administrators
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
03 Aug 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-7037
Abstract
Administrators face a myriad of social and disciplinary issues in the course of their work; however, the topic of bullying has emerged as a matter of national concern and a complicated matter for school officials. Definitions of bullying vary from state to state as do requirements for addressing reported acts of bullying. The purpose of this study was to examine how administrators, tasked with maintaining rules and discipline in the school building, investigated reported acts of bullying and issued consequences for confirmed acts of bullying in traditional high schools. This case study used two qualitative methodologies, a structured interview and a document analysis, to create a robust understanding of the phenomenon. Additionally, this study observed the challenges administrators faced when investigating and implementing consequence for bullying. This regional case study focused on six traditional, public high schools in east central Pennsylvania via the administrative disciplinarians within each school. All of the participating school administrators share the experience of implementing school district policies on bullying as required by state law. This case study examined the wide variety that exists within a specific geographic area in the investigation and disciplinary phases of bullying reports in each school as a way of informing practicing administrators in the field of current practices. Future research in the area of study include the exploration of best practices for investigation and implementation of consequence and the effect of anti-bullying or school-wide positive behavior support programs in reducing bullying incidents at the high school level.
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- Title
- Responses to reported acts of bullying
- Creators
- Mark N. Covelle - DU
- Contributors
- Kenneth J. Mawritz (Advisor) - DU
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xii, 153 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7037; 991014632606004721