Elever som hjälper utsatta för mobbning

Aspekter i skolmiljön som kan spela roll

Authors

  • Robert Thornberg Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande (IBL), Linköpings universitet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/venue.2001-788X.4302

Keywords:

mobbning, kränkningar, vittne, vittnesbeteenden, åskådarbeteenden, lärares ledarskap, lärar-elevrelationer, klassklimat, moraliskt disengagemang, kollektiv tillit

Abstract

När mobbning äger rum i skolan finns ofta andra elever i närheten som ser vad som händer. Hur dessa elever reagerar har betydelse för själva förekomsten av mobbning. I den här artikeln presenteras forskning som undersökt hur en del aspekter av skolkontexten hänger samman med hur elever som ser mobbning hjälper den utsatta, förblir passiva eller tar mobbarnas parti.  

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Author Biography

Robert Thornberg, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande (IBL), Linköpings universitet

Robert Thornberg är professor i pedagogik på Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande (IBL), Linköpings universitet.

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2022-11-28

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Thornberg, R. (2022). Elever som hjälper utsatta för mobbning: Aspekter i skolmiljön som kan spela roll. Venue, (22). https://doi.org/10.3384/venue.2001-788X.4302