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Implementation Level and the Perceived Effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

Kalis, James P.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu155931727842743

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2019, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
Bullying has become a significant problem for children of all national, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and it is one of the most underreported antisocial behaviors. Its negative impact causes psychological, physical, and social maladies and other longlasting consequences for victims of bullying including suicide ideation. Recently, more emphasis has been placed upon the ill effects of school bullying prompting more empirical exploration in the U.S. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the recent efforts to identify means to reduce and mitigate bullying incidents in schools by exploring the implementation level and the perceptions of people who are responsible for the implementation of the bullying prevention program. This research examined the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) through the perspective of teachers located in a northeast Ohio county who received a grant to implement the program over a period of several years. The current investigation involved a mixed methods' survey research design. The survey instrument included selected responses, Likert-style questions, as well as open-ended questions of which many were developed using the general implementation requirements of the OBPP. Teacher perception data were collected regarding implementation level, sustainability, support from other stakeholders, strengths and weaknesses of the program, and whether or not they perceive it to reduce instances of bullying. Other moderators affecting perceptions were also researched. These moderators include time, training, gender of teacher, years of experience, age of teacher, size of building, and general topology. The responses from the survey administration were exported from Survey Monkey and imported into SPSS. The responses were analyzed for both reliability and validity. Data analysis provides descriptive analysis, tests of statistical assumptions, followed by multiple regression analysis. Results from both the selected-response items and open-ended responses were synthesized to address all research questions. Results from this research indicate that the respondents believe that the OBPP was delivered with fidelity with a perception of moderate decreases in bullying incidents in both classrooms and within the school setting. The majority of surveyed respondents believe that they feel supported or significantly supported by district administration, building principal, peer teachers, parents, and students in regards to bullying prevention efforts using the OBPP. The data reveled that male teachers reported slightly higher levels of feeling supported compared to female teachers. Teachers, ages 20-29 and 30-39 as well as teachers with the least amount of experience 0-5 and 6-10 years, reported the highest level of feeling supported in regards to bullying intervention. Teachers from urban districts felt most supported followed by the rural districts and then suburban districts. There was no difference in the level of support reported by teachers from public or parochial schools.
Karen Larwin, PhD (Advisor)
Kathleen Aspiranti, PhD (Committee Member)
John Hazy, PhD (Committee Member)
Patrick Spearman, PhD (Committee Member)
133 p.
Education; Elementary Education; Middle School Education; Secondary Education
Bullying; School; Implementation; Olweus

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  • Kalis, J. P. (2019). Implementation Level and the Perceived Effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu155931727842743

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kalis, James. Implementation Level and the Perceived Effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. 2019. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu155931727842743.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kalis, James. "Implementation Level and the Perceived Effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu155931727842743

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