Student anti-bullying and harassment policies at UK universities

Harrison, ED, Fox, CL and Hulme, JA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-1815, 2020. Student anti-bullying and harassment policies at UK universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 42 (5), pp. 547-562. ISSN 1360-080X

Preview

Text 1743492_Hulme.pdf - Post-print Download (364kB) | Preview

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.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Creators:	Harrison, E.D., Fox, C.L. and Hulme, J.A.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	2 September 2020
Volume:	42
Number:	5
ISSN:	1360-080X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/1360080x.2020.1767353 DOI 1743492 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management on 25 May 2020, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1360080X.2020.1767353
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	22 Mar 2023 11:48
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2023 11:48
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48584

Actions (login required)

Edit View

Statistics

Views

Downloads