Teacher action in violence and bullying situations. A study about characteristics, predictors and consequences of interventions from the perspective of teachers and students.

• Applicants: Professor Dr. Ludwig Bilz; Professor Dr. Wilfried Schubarth
• Subject Area: Education Systems and Educational Institutions
• Term: from 2013 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 237833456

Intervening professionally in situations of student violence is a major challenge for teachers. To date, we do not know how teachers perceive violence and bullying, what are the predictors of their reactions, and what effects have their interventions. Previous research is student-centered and deals predominantly with the extent, forms and causes of student violence. Teacher behavior remained largely ignored. Therefore the objective of this project is to gain insight into the teacher actions in violence and bullying situations, and to capture characteristics, predictors and consequences of their interventions from the perspective of teachers and students. A quantitative survey of 360 teachers and their students is planned to answer the research questions derived from a heuristic model. By linking the teacher and student perspective, as well as school-based violence research and teacher research, new findings on teacher professional development and democratic school development are expected.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants