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1. Violence in Schools

   The Response in Europe

   Edited by Peter K Smith

   Violence in schools is a pervasive, highly emotive and, above all, global problem. Bullying and its negative social consequences are of perennial concern, while the media regularly highlights incidences of violent assault - and even murder - occurring within schools. This unique and fascinating...

   Published October 16th 2002 by Routledge
2. The Family Systems Test (FAST)

   Theory and Application

   Edited by Thomas M. Gehring, Marianne Debry, Peter K. Smith, Peter K. Smith

   The Family System Test (FAST), developed by Thomas M. Gehring, is an important new tool for investigating family relations. Based on the structural-systemic theory of families, it is a figural technique for representing emotional bonds (cohesion) and hierarchical structures in the family or similar...

   Published June 13th 2001 by Routledge
3. Psychology of Education

   Major Themes

   Edited by Anthony D. Pellegrini, Peter K Smith, Peter K. Smith

   Series: Major Themes in Education

   This set is comprised of four volumes, covering the following topics:* Schools, teachers and parents * Pupils and learning * The school curriculum * School behaviour and the school peer group The selected pieces include review articles as well as original studies. Selections includes contributions...

   Published November 29th 2000 by Routledge
4. The Nature of School Bullying

   A Cross-National Perspective

   Edited by Richard Catalano, JOSINE JUNGER-TAS, YOHJI MORITA, DAN OLWEUS, PHILIP SLEE, Peter K Smith

   The Nature of School Bullying provides a unique world-wide perspective on how different countries have conceptualized the issue of school bullying, what information has been gathered, and what interventions have been carried out. Written and compiled by well known experts in the field, it provides...

   Published December 16th 1998 by Routledge
5. School Bullying

   Insights and Perspectives

   By Sonia Sharp, Peter K Smith, Peter Smith

   Gives a succinct and authoritative account of research into the nature and extent of bullying in schools, evaluating the success of different approaches to the problem....

   Published October 5th 1994 by Routledge
6. Tackling Bullying in Your School

   A practical handbook for teachers

   Edited by Sonia Sharp, Peter K Smith, Peter Smith

   This comprehensive collection of essays provides a series of highly practical guidelines which schools can implement themselves. Step-by-step advice is given on developing a whole-school policy which is generally seen as the essential nucleus of effective action. The book also suggests methods for...

   Published October 5th 1994 by Routledge
7. The Psychology of Grandparenthood

   An International Perspective

   Edited by Peter K Smith, Peter K. Smith

   The majority of people will now spend about one-third of their lives as grand-parents, yet developmental psychologists have largely ignored the nature of the grandparental role, and the influence which grandparents can have on grand-children. This book redresses the balance and uses life-span...

   Published January 2nd 1991 by Routledge