Eric Weigand

PPE 310
Assignment 8:1 Bullying Article
October 17, 2015
E-Portfolio Link: http://mrweigandppe310.weebly.com/
Bullying Interventions: A Binocular Perspective

Based in Canada, this study found that there is primarily a small group of adolescents that is chronically
involved in bullying their peers, and an equally small group experiences chronic victimization by their
peers. This isnt to ignore, of course, the many bystander classmates who simply enable such behavior.
The study offers two complementary strategies to address the social problem of bullying- scaffolding and
social architecture. Scaffolding is based on Vygotskian principles of anticipation and directed
instruction to help provide social supports for children to move into healthy relationship roles. Social
architecture refers the restructuring of peer-group dynamics and deconstructing negative peer relations.
Combined the potential to move students from negative interaction patterns to positive interaction
patterns is enhanced.
I thought of integrating the anti-bullying/pro-healthy relationship into a lesson plan on global conflict, for
instance. This could tie in nicely with any lesson on the United Nations. I would explain that the United
State was a sort of large scale social architecture, restructuring between countries.
The class would create a classroom UN, where the class would lay down guidelines for how to better
foster positive interactions and address negative interactions. I will explain that much like the prevention
of global wars and conflict, our classroom UN will be created to prevent and resolve classroom conflict
both between groups of students and individuals. Resolutions will be used instead of fighting,
gossiping, exclusion or other negative behaviors. As a class, like the UN, all students will sign this social
contract.

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Original Article
Pepler, D. J. (2006). Bullying Interventions: A Binocular Perspective. Journal of the Canadian
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15(1), 1620.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2277273/

Criteria
Quality of
Presentation
___X 1

Exemplary: (5 Points)

Consistently grammatically correct and

free of misspellings.
Language was appropriate for this level of
instruction.
APA Formatting is accurate, easy to read
and consistent
o
Transitions do not interfere
One Article was posted to BB and to your
E-Portfolio
A detailed one page or less reflection
summary regarding how you would
incorporate this article into a lesson and
why it is important for your students is
completed

Proficient: Points (2.5 Points)

Some grammatically correct usage or some

of misspellings.
Language was appropriate for this level
APA Formatting is somewhat correct,
mostly easy to read and/or inconsistent
o
Transitions may interfere orEither your article or summary was not
posted to both BB and your E-Portfolio
Your reflection did not answer both
questions