School Bullying and The Legacy of Dan Olweus

The intellectual and personal history of the late Dan Olweus, a pioneer in the field of bullying management and prevention School Bullying and the Legacy of Dan Olweus honours the work and legacy of Dan Olweus, a man generally seen as the “founding father” in the field of bullying management and prevention who initiated a shift in how society, educators, parents and professionals handle and keep track of the hostility that some children display. This book explores how Olweus developed the first widely used questionnaire to survey the issue of bullying and victimisation (the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire, or OBQ), was instrumental in designing the first intervention campaign against school bullying in Norway in the 1980s and developed a multi-layered program of intervention, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP), which is used in many countries around the world. This book also provides constructive criticisms of his work, as well as ways to build on his legacy to reduce the impact of bullying on children and young people. Delivering a summative view of his contribution to this research area, School Bullying and the Legacy of Dan Olweus discusses topics including: Olweus' research and practical achievements over three main stages: first in Sweden, then in Norway and then in later years Uses, strengths and limitations of the OBQ and OBPP, the views of Olweus on cyberbullying and his influence in Japan and China The definition of bullying, bias-based bullying and research challenges around the assessment of interventions The view of the school as a complex adaptive system and the contribution of civil society and of laws and policies against bullying Providing an expansive intellectual and personal history of a leader in the field, School Bullying and the Legacy of Dan Olweus is an essential read for all parents, educators, administrators, researchers and professionals seeking to understand and prevent bullying in schools around the world.

List of Contributors vii Editorial ix Preface xi Part I Dan Olweus— A Life 1 1 Our Father Dan 3 Cecilia Olweus and Johanna Olweus 2 Early Years in Sweden and the Larger Stockholm Study 21 Kyrre Breivik and Peter K. Smith 3 Olweus and the 1983 Norwegian Campaign Against Bullying— The Root of His Anti-Bullying Program 35 Erling Roland Copyrighted Material 4 The Later Years 53 Kyrre Breivik and Susan P. Limber Part II The School Bullying Research Program 71 5 The Growth of the School Bullying Program and the Impact of Dan Olweus 73 Peter K. Smith 6 Advances in the Conceptualization and Measurement of Bullying 96 Dewey G. Cornell 7 Ensuring Children’s Rights to School and Digital Safety 116 Magnus Loftsson 8 Losing Two Great Guiding Stars, Olweus and Morita: What Japanese Researchers Learned from Them 136 Yuichi Toda 9 Dan Olweus and School Bullying Research in China: Impact and New Forms of Progress 147 Wenxin Zhang and Linqin Ji Part III Research Challenges 173 10 Ecological Momentary Assessment of Targeted Interventions Addressing Bullying: What Are the Benefits? 175 Christina Salmivalli, Daniel Graf, and Lydia Laninga-Wijnen 11 Considering a More Inclusive Definition of Bullying : Implications for a Whole-Education Approach to Bullying 191 James O’Higgins Norman, Darran Heaney, and Christopher Donoghue 12 The Legacy of Olweus on Bias-Based or Prejudice-Based Bullying 207 Paolo Antonelli and Dziuginta Baraldsnes Part IV Developing Interventions Against School Bullying 227 13 The Development and Efficacy of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program 229 Susan P. Limber 14 The School as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) 247 Phillip T. Slee and Rosalyn H. Shute 15 The Contribution of Civil Society in Policies Against Bullying 265 Vasiliki Artinopoulou 16 The Role of Policies and the Law Against Bullying 287 Zoe Vaill and Marilyn Campbell Commentary 305 Index 318