Abstract
SUMMARY The present study examined the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to increase teachers' knowledge and use of effective intervention skills for decreasing bullying in middle schools. The project is a replication of a program created at the University of Georgia and piloted in Athens. The Bullybusting: A Psychoeducational Program for Helping Bullies and Their Victims program was evaluated to determine its impact on the rate of reported aggressive behavior as well as teachers' perceived efficacy in intervening in bullying situations. Research participants (N= 11) were sixth grade teachers employed at a public middle school in Fort Wayne, Indiana; the program was included as a component of the staff development training. The effectiveness of the psychoeducational program was assessed by comparing pre- and post-test scores on the Teacher Efficacy and Attribution Measure (TEAM) and the Teacher Inventory of Skills and Knowledge (TISK). Repeated measures and chi-square analyses were employe...
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