Taking Fear out of Schools - International Policy and Research Conference on School Bullying and Violence (5-8 September 2004, Stavanger, Norway)

An International Policy conference co-organised by the OECD, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the Directorate for Primary and Secondary Education and Stavanger University College

• OECD Conference Report
• Speech from the Norwegian Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, on school bullying and violence

Items

Main Issues in School Bullying and Violence

• "Scope, Types, and Prevalence of School Bullying and Violence" , Professor Peter Smith
• "Consequences of School Bullying and Violence" , Professor Christina Salmivalli, University of Turku, Finland
  • PowerPoint Presentation

Guiding Framework for Policy Approaches to School Bullying and Violence

• Ireland: Professor Mona O’Moore, Education Department, Trinity College, Dublin
  • PowerPoint Presentation
• Australia: William Thorn, Australian Department of Education, Science and Training
• Slovenia: Mojca Pusnik, National Education Institute
  • PowerPoint Presentation
• Spain: Isabel Fernandez , Ministry of Science and Education
• USA: Deborah Price, U.S. Department of Education
  • PowerPoint Presentation

Local Initiatives on School Bullying and Violence

• "SAVE: An educational model to prevent violence in schools", Professor Rosario Ortega Ruiz, Head of the Education Department, University of Cordoba, Spain
• "Local Initiatives in New Zealand", Professor Keith Sullivan, Head of Education Department, University of Ireland, Galway
• "Together We Light the Way", Ms. Sandra Dean, Executive Director, Ontario, Canada

Summary

• "Conference Summary and Implications for International Collaboration" , David Galloway (UK)