Citation

Harris S, Hathorn C. NASSP Bull. 2006; 90(1): 49-69.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0192636505284527

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Most bullying data to date have been gathered through student reports. This study surveyed 59 middle school principals to better understand their perceptions of bullying on their campus. The study found that compared to students, principals have a different awareness of bullying. In addition, nearly all of the principals considered the school very safe and felt that they were highly supportive of reducing bullying. This is not in agreement with other research that has found that students do not always consider their schools safe, nor do students view administration as supportive of reducing bullying.