Examining Depictions of Bullying in Children's Picturebooks: A Content Analysis From 1997 to 2017

This article examines how bullying is portrayed within children's picturebooks published in the last 20 years. Two overarching questions guide this research: (a) How is bullying defined and portrayed in children's picturebooks published from 1997-2017? (b) What are specific features/qualit...

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Published inJournal of research in childhood education Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 190 - 201
Main Authors Wiseman, Angela M., Jones, Jill S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.04.2018
Subjects
Adults
Bullying
children's literature
Childrens Literature
Conflict Resolution
Content Analysis
Educational Environment
Intervention
Males
Picture Books
Responses
Role
Statistical Analysis
Verbal Communication
Victims
Whites
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Summary:This article examines how bullying is portrayed within children's picturebooks published in the last 20 years. Two overarching questions guide this research: (a) How is bullying defined and portrayed in children's picturebooks published from 1997-2017? (b) What are specific features/qualities in picturebooks about bullying published from 1997-2017? Descriptive statistics and narrative accounts of bullying characteristics are presented. Findings indicate verbal bullying by Caucasian males toward other Caucasian males in the school setting is the most predominant form found in children's picturebooks. Various responses of victims, bystanders, and adults are further described.
ISSN:0256-8543
2150-2641
DOI:10.1080/02568543.2017.1419320