ABSTRACT

This article provides the first analysis of all available UK university anti-bullying policies, summarising, comparing, and contrasting the content of policies acquired from university websites. The importance of anti-bullying policies is known from policy research in schools and workplaces but has previously not been investigated in Higher Education. A new coding framework and guidelines were developed to enable our analysis, and universities were given a score. Scores indicated variation between policies, suggesting some students may have inadequate support when consulting their university policy. The findings indicate that all universities should create and implement an anti-bullying policy. Students could be involved in the development of interventions or policies, as co-created initiatives may be more influential. University policy must be up-to-date, inclusive, comprehensive yet concise, and it must be publicised. We propose that our novel coding framework could be of use to policy makers and researchers investigating bullying policy within higher education.

摘要

本文对英国所有可用的大学反欺凌政策进行了首次分析，总结，比较和对比了从大学网站获得的政策内容。从学校和工作场所的政策研究中可以知道反欺凌政策的重要性，但以前尚未在高等教育中进行过调查。开发了新的编码框架和指南以使我们能够进行分析，并给大学打分。分数表明政策之间存在差异，这表明一些学生在参考大学政策时可能会获得足够的支持。调查结果表明，所有大学都应制定并实施反欺凌政策。学生可能会参与干预措施或政策的制定，因为共同制定的计划可能更具影响力。大学政策必须是最新的，包容的，全面的且简洁的，并且必须予以公布。我们建议我们新颖的编码框架可用于决策者和研究高等教育中欺凌政策的研究人员。