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Review
. 2018 Sep 2;15(9):1908.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091908.

Pre-Service Teachers' Intervention in School Bullying Episodes with Special Education Needs Students: A Research in Italian and Greek Samples

Tatiana Begotti  1 , Maurizio Tirassa  2   3 , Daniela Acquadro Maran  4
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Pre-Service Teachers' Intervention in School Bullying Episodes with Special Education Needs Students: A Research in Italian and Greek Samples

Tatiana Begotti et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to compare the level of self-confidence in dealing with problems at school, the attitude towards bullying situations and the recommended strategies to cope with bullying in two samples of pre-service teachers (PSTs). The PSTs were in training to become teachers with special education needs students (SEN) and came from two different countries (Italy and Greece). Methods: A questionnaire survey was made involving 110 Italian and 84 Greek PSTs. Results: The results about self-confidence showed that Greek PSTs had lower outcome expectations and a higher external locus of causality than Italian PSTs. Teachers' training programs and school preventive intervention were also discussed. Conclusions: Because the participants in this investigation will be teachers in the near future, they require specific training on bullying in general and in students with SEN in particular.

Keywords: bullying; intervention; pre-service teachers; special education needs students.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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