This document provides a summary and analysis of three sources that will be used for a paper on bullying. The sources are from scholarly journals published between 2005 and 2011. They will provide information on how bullying has been defined over time and how it is now considered a form of violence. The sources include studies, evaluations, and documentation on school-aged children. Direct quotes from the sources will help the writer discuss different forms of bullying.

1. Jane Laskowski
Source Analysis 1
September 28, 2011
W 270 Fall 2011
Dr. Nichol-Boyle
Source Analysis:
1. MLA Works Cited:
Beran, Tanya, and Bonnie Shapiro. “Evaluation of an Anti-Bullying Program.”
Canadian Journal of Education. 28 . 4. (2005): 700-717. Print
Scherer,Marge. “ Have a Little Respect. ” Educational Leadership Journal .
69.1 ( 2011): 1-7. Print
Williams, Kirk and Nancy G. Guerra. “Perceptions of Collective Effcacy and
Bullying Perpetration in Schools. ” University of California Press Society for Social
Problems. 58.1 126-143. Print
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2. I feel that all of my sources are respectful scholarly journals and
will be reliable sources for my paper. These sources are not the popular everyday
magazines, or newspapers that people read. They are mainly research journals.
2. The research that I collected dates from 2005 to present time 2011 which will give
a wide range of views over a period of several years informing me as to what
“Bullying” was termed to mean several years ago.
3. The thesis for my paper from all three of my sources would be: “ Bullying is a
common problem in schools. At one time. It was thought to be just a normal part
of growing up. Bullying in our world today is considered to be violence. ”
4. All of my evidence is from a series of studies, evaluations, and documentations on
school age children. Yes all of my research has sources cited at the end of each
journal.
5. The language used for each journal was quite understandable and very interesting.
It was quite interesting to read that Tanya Beran and Bonnie Shapiro wrote about
bullying in 2005. I also thought it was interesting how these authors stated
“Bullying had been identified with a variety of biological environmental factors
with children. I did not have to look up the meanings of any words in my sources.
6. Professor Kirk Williams stated, “Bullying is a specific type of aggression defined
by repeated and unprovoked attacks by a more powerful aggressor against a less
powerful victim. Bullying can be direct and visible and also be indirect and
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3. secretive (126). ” This statement will help me at different forms of bullying that
is done to students.
7. All of my sources will be very beneficial in helping me write my paper. I did not
realize that there were so many aspects to having someone bullying another
person. What a harmful actthis is to take upon someone.
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