Research Portfolio 1

Post at least two books related to your topic including citations and an annotation summarizing each book (1-2 sentences) and how you plan to use it in your research project (2-3 sentences).

Thompson, David, and Tiny Arora. Bullying: effective strategies for long-term improvement. London: Routledge Falmer, 2002. Print.

Summarizing: Over ten years of researching bullying, this book is designed for faculty within the school administration and researchers determined to tackle the issue of bullying head on. The authors examine how bullying begins, the impact of bullying on the victimized child and how the extent of bullying in the classroom can be reliably measured and assessed while explaining how to set up anti-bullying initiatives which will maintain their effectiveness over years.

In my research: The section on the effects of the victimized child would be most beneficial for my topic of the long-lasting (psychological) effects of bullying. This book is more about prevention, but there is a reason to prevent it. I hope they elaborate on that reason.

Kevorkian, Meline M., and Robin Antona. 101 facts about bullying: what everyone should know. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008. Print.

Summarizing: The authors believe the in order to prevent bullying: everyone must know the myths and facts of bullying.

In my research: This would be an incredible book to use because it reveals how bullying is not taken seriously in school. It covers each topic in an organized and easy-to-follow kind of way. It even has specific chapters on victims and bullies.

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