SCHOOL BULLYING - A comparative approach

Abstract

The modest purpose of this paper is to elaborate the phenomenon of school bullying and to try
to give an answer to questions that remain open over time because of the seriousness of this issue. A
child is being bullied when he or she is exposed repeatedly over time to aggressive behavior that
intentionally inflicts injury or discomfort through physical contact, verbal attacks, fighting or
psychological manipulation. Besides finding the proper definition of bullying, we’ll give a
comparative approach to the etiology and phenomenology of bullying and answer why do some
children bully and others not. Hence, the existence of power imbalances in a school community makes
bullying possible but not everyone uses their greater power to bully someone. Also, essential for this
phenomenon is its international and national normative framework and manners to prevent bullying in
schools. We’ll also elaborate school bullying in Macedonia through its policies, strategies, school
protocols and programs for the protection of children from bullying and for reducing bullying in
schools.