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Publication Date: 2021-Mar
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Exploring Bullying: Fifth Graders' Interpretations and Understandings
Barone, Diane; Barone, Rebecca
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v44 n1 p81-103 Mar 2021
This study explored understandings shared by fifth-grade gifted students as they read the book "Restart," which explores bullying. Students read, created representations, and discussed the text. Grounded by Langer's stances of envisionment, this descriptive case study analyzed student representations and conversations. Each of the stances was represented with most responses being represented in Stances 1 (getting a sense of the text), 2 (interpreting text), and 4 (analyzing the text). In addition, most students viewed bullies and their behavior as being in a fixed state, which was tied to the perceived power a bully held. The results from this study have implications for teachers who work with gifted and talented students, counselors who work with students in mental health and resilience programs, and the collaboration of these school personnel.
Descriptors: Bullying, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Academically Gifted, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Power Structure, Interpersonal Relationship, Coping, Victims, Behavior Problems, Mental Health, Childrens Literature
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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