At the time of the conference, Alan was with Queens. The last time I had any contact with him was early in 1997. It sounded as though someone thought he might have moved since then. I would still start with Queens University in Kingston. Try 613-545-6255. >>> "Robin D. Holmes" <[log in to unmask]> 07/14/98 06:19pm >>> About a year ago (?) I attended a conference sponsored by the Addiction Research Foundation at which Alan spoke. Try Andrea Stevens Lavigne at ARF. She may know. Robin -----Original Message----- From: Muriel Vandepol <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: July 14, 1998 10:23 AM Subject: Re: Getting to the point: bullying >Thanks Peggy for the information. Does anyone know where I can contact Alan? > > >At 10:14 AM 7/11/98 -0400, you wrote: >>Muriel Vandepol wrote >> >>I'm in need of assistance and felt this was a good forum for excellent >>feedback. I'm working with a school council conmmittee on >>harassment/bullying in the K-8 grade level. We have viewed the individual >>school report data on the "Region of Waterloo's Youth Survey 1997" >>prepared >>by The Waterloo Region Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council. The >>individual results showed a pattern of high percentages of affirmative >>responses to the question "Has someone ever made fun of you?" in the >>class, >>halls outside etc. >>This committee wishes to rework this question to get a better/more >>specific >>idea of what is involved in "being made fun of" and if we are looking at >>childhood bantering (a sample survey had some written responses brushing >>off >>the "being made fun of" as "no big deal") vs a hurtful impact. >> Our dilemna is this; How do we formulate a good survey question to get at >>whether we are dealing with an issue of significant proportions or not. We >>will be drafting surveys for primary(1-3),junior(4-6), senior(7-8),staff >>and >>parents. >>I appreciate any and all suggestions to assist this energetic group of >>parents/school personnel to promote a healthy school climate. >> >> >>Muriel >> >>The London Family Court Clinic has some excellent info on bullying and >>has documented a model program called ASAP: A School-Based Anti-Violence >>Program. Check out their website at >>http://www.1on.hookup.net/~family/bully.htm. You might want to contact >>someone there. >> >>Also, Alan King and colleagues asked several questions related to >>bullying in the 1994 Cross National Survey on young people (conducted for >>the WHO). I got the report with is titled The Health of Youth: A >>Cross-National Survey from Health Canada. Not sure where Alan King is >>now (he used to be at Queens) but his questions would have been well >>validated. >> >>Hope this helps >> >>Peggy Edwards >> >> >