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Towards a transdisciplinary blueprint to studying bullying
- Source :
- Journal of Youth Studies. 20:94-109
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- Events related to bullying are so complex that they require a much broader examination than is usually available from a single disciplinary point of view. The purpose of the present paper is to offer new ways of examining this complex phenomenon. We will argue that transdisciplinarity (henceforth TD) could bring a more comprehensive analysis and a deeper understanding to the current state of bullying research. As a way of emphasizing the benefits of a more pluralistic and integrative approach, we will use TD based examples to describe the general context and process we used to develop a new definition of bullying, one that provides a sharper distinction between bullying and general aggression, thus offering the possibility of more targeted intervention strategies. The present paper is divided into three sections, namely, a selected review of the TD literature, an application of TD inspired ideas and tools that examine bullying from a number of interrelated perspectives, and an outline of a concept...
- Subjects :
- Sociology and Political Science
Process (engineering)
05 social sciences
050301 education
General Social Sciences
Context (language use)
Epistemology
Blueprint
Transdisciplinarity
Phenomenon
Intervention (counseling)
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Sociology
Life-span and Life-course Studies
0503 education
Discipline
Social psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14699680 and 13676261
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Youth Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........dd732683a5e85288c1ebefe75088ee06