Is Alternative Schooling Associated with Lower Bullying Incidence?

Bullying is a serious problem in mainstream public schools. One purpose of this article is to review the literature to investigate whether other types of schools, such as Steiner schools and Montessori schools, have a lower frequency of bullying than mainstream schools. Another purpose is to determi...

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Main Author: Chris Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nipissing University 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning
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Online Access:https://jual.nipissingu.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/v14287.pdf
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Summary:Bullying is a serious problem in mainstream public schools. One purpose of this article is to review the literature to investigate whether other types of schools, such as Steiner schools and Montessori schools, have a lower frequency of bullying than mainstream schools. Another purpose is to determine if bullying is a common factor leading to decisions to homeschool children. The article also includes a discussion of some lessons mainstream schools can learn from alternative schools about bullying prevention. There is evidence to suggest that bullying is more prevalent at mainstream schools, and bullying is a commonly cited reason to homeschool.
ISSN:1916-8128