Higgins Nancy

Abstract: This paper explores how action research helped one school positively change its school culture. This school, Caversham Primary School, used GSE's (Group Special Education's) Eliminating Violence, Managing Anger Programme (Special Education Services, 2000) as a tool to examine and reduce bullying at the school. This programme mirrors the phases of action research and is based on some of the same premises of action research; for example, self-reflection and a commitment to effect positive school change. The results of Caversham School's self-reflective research eventually created a positive change to the school's culture so that there was a reduction in the bullying rates at the school. The research programme was also driven by a strong leader who improved her own leadership style in response to feedback within the research.

Keywords: Action research; Bullying; School culture; School leadership

总 结：

1、本文探讨了行动研究如何帮助凯维森小学积极地改变其校园文化。这所学校之前是通过将消除暴力以及愤怒管理课程作为工具来减少校园欺凌。

2、这一行动计划反映了阶段研究和基于行动研究的一些相同前提，如：为学校带来正面变化的自我反思和承诺。

3、凯维森小学的自我反思研究最终创造了一种积极的校园文化变革，这样也使校园欺凌有所减少。

来源:Waikato Journal of Education. 2005, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p17-36. 20p.