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Appendix B: Information-Gathering from the Field
Pages 309-316

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... Individuals were recruited through purposeful sampling. The purpose of the site visit was to provide the committee with an opportunity for place-based learning about bullying prevention programs and best practices with a goal of identifying characteristics of promising initiatives, strategies, and opportunities for feasible change, as well as understanding ongoing challenges.
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... • Although much has been done on bullying prevention, much work needs to be done. 2 These overall messages represent themes that emerged across all the groups in the focus groups.
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... 3 These key messages represent themes that emerged from the School Personnel focus group.
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... Key Messages from the Community-Based Service Providers4 • The consequences of bullying on the child who is bullied include isolation, lack of self-esteem, feelings of not being accepted, anger, being withdrawn, truancy, and poor eating habits. • Bullying is brought up about 80 percent of the time as one of the main reasons for children not wanting to attend school, dropping out of school, or transferring to a charter school.
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... 5 These key messages represent themes that emerged from the Philanthropic Organizations focus group.
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... • Bullying programs work if they are culturally receptive, the leaders of the program are committed, and they involve positive reinforce ment from peers. 6 These key messages represent themes that emerged from the Young Adults focus group.
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... • Young adults can help children who bully by asking them what is going on in their lives and understanding what they are going through. GROUP INTERVIEW AGENDA June 12, 2015 9:00 AM Group Interview 1: Educational systems' response to committee members Facilitator: committee member 10:30 AM BREAK 10:45 AM Group Interview 2: Service providers' response to committee members Facilitator: committee member 12:15 PM LUNCH 1:30 PM Group Interview 3: Philanthropies' response to committee members Facilitator: committee member 3:00 PM BREAK 3:15 PM Group Interview 4: Young adults' response to committee members Facilitator: committee member 4:45 PM CONCLUDE DAY -- DEBRIEF
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