Statement of the Problem

Bullying in schools has become a large concern across the country, including in the state of Massachusetts (Englander, 2008). With the advances of technology a new form of of bullying has been created, cyber-bullying, and it has become a growing problem in schools. (U.S.D.O.E., 2011), In conjunction with this rise in bullying, schools and educators are now responsible for addressing bullying incidents in schools (Samara, M, & Smith, P.K., 2008). In an article by Bradshow (207) entitled “Bullying and Peer Victimization at School: Perceptual Differences between Students and School Staff,” results showed that an educator’s childhood experiences with bullying affected how they dealt with bullying as educators and that staff was unaware of how often students were being bullied. From Bradshaw’s the research conducted it looks as though anti-bullying interventions have not addresses this problem. By having more information on how much training educators have and if how their history with bullying can affect how they address bullying situations a more comprehensive and affective anti-bullying interventions can be created. We will pursue this topic in our research study.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Unpacking the Problem Statement

Claim:
Bullying in schools has become a large concern across the country, including in the state of Massachusetts
Support for this claim:
(Englander, 2008).


Claim:
…a new form of bullying has been created, cyber-bullying, and it has become a growing problem in schools.
Support for this claim:
(U.S.D.O.E., 2011)

Claim:
… educators are now responsible for addressing bullying incidents in schools Support for this claim:
(Samara, M, & Smith, P.K., 2008).

Claim:
…From Bradshaw’s the research conducted it looks as though anti-bullying interventions have not addresses this problem.
Support for this claim:
Bradshow (2007)

Broad statement about how this research study will help to resolve this problem:
By having more information on how much training educators have and if how their history with bullying can affect how they address bullying situations a more comprehensive and affective anti-bullying interventions can be created. We will pursue this topic in our research study.