The Clustering of Bullying and Cyberbullying Behaviour within Australian Schools

Therese Shaw; Donna Cross

Australian Journal of Education Vol. 56, No. 2 (August 2012) pp. 142–162

Bullying between students at school can seriously affect students' health and academic outcomes. To date, little is known regarding the extent to which bullying behaviour is clustered within certain schools rather than similarly prevalent across all ...

Current Evidence of Best Practice in Whole-School Bullying Intervention and Its Potential to Inform Cyberbullying Interventions

Natasha Pearce; Donna Cross; Helen Monks; Stacey Waters; Sarah Falconer

Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling Vol. 21, No. 1 (June 2011) pp. 1–21

In 2004, a set of validated guidelines for school bullying prevention and management was released by the Child Health Promotion Research Centre in Australia to guide schools' action to prevent and manage bullying behaviours. At this time little was...

The Friendly Schools Friendly Families programme: Three-year bullying behaviour outcomes in primary school children

Donna Cross; Stacey Waters; Natasha Pearce; Thérèse Shaw; Margaret Hall; Erin Erceg; Sharyn Burns; Clare Roberts; Greg Hamilton

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 53, No. 1 (2012) pp. 394–406

This three-year group randomized controlled trial assessed whether a multi-age, multi-level bullying prevention and intervention with staff capacity building, can reduce bullying among primary school children.This study comprised two intervention...

Language: English

School transition and mental health among adolescents: A comparative study of school systems in Denmark and Australia

Line Nielsen; Thérèse Shaw; Charlotte Meilstrup; Vibeke Koushede; Pernille Bendtsen; Mette Rasmussen; Leanne Lester; Pernille Due; Donna Cross

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 83, No. 1 (2017) pp. 65–74

This study explores the influence of transition from primary to secondary schools in Australia versus no transition in Denmark by comparing age trends in students’ school connectedness, emotional symptoms and conduct problems. Survey data from 5067...

Language: English