Poster #19 - Becoming the Invisible Hand: Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy to Intervene With Bullying

• In Event: 61.072 - MTCC Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: 61.072-3 - Division K: Preservice Teacher Education Coursework Poster Section

Abstract

Bullying and peer victimization are common negative peer experiences among K-12 students and are related to a host of negative developmental outcomes. However, bullying interventions have met with modest success. One factor undermining success are attributes of teachers; namely, teachers’ perceptions of and attitudes and knowledge about bullying, and their self-efficacy to effectively intervene. The authors present a specially created professional development workshop to address these features, including two unique modules on advanced social processes . Results based on 224 teacher candidates revealed significant effects in the desired direction for perceptions, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions for all modules. Attitudes and knowledge, however, showed mixed results. Implications for teacher training and classroom climate vis-à-vis power dynamics are discussed.

Authors

• Patricia H Hawley, Texas Tech University

• Anne Williford

• Nancy Coffey

• Julianna Carpenter