Cowie, H. & Jennifer, D. (Co-ordinating team, UK), Chankova, D. & Poshtova, T. (Bulgaria), Deklerck, J. & Deboutte, G. (Belgium), Ertesvåg, S. K. & Samuelsen, A. S. (Norway), O'Moore, M. & Minton, S. J. (Ireland) and Ortega, R. & Sanchez, V. (Spain) © (2006)

School Bullying and Violence: Taking Action

Who will benefit from VISTA?

The impact on children and young people will be to develop their capacity to:

enhance their emotional health and well-being
participate in decisions that affect their school community
respect others’ rights and integrity
value cultural diversity and develop solidarity among peers from different backgrounds
work co-operatively and recognise responsibilities towards others and society as a whole

The impact on educators will be to develop their capacity to:

enhance the emotional well-being of pupils
identify psychological, social and environmental risk and protective factors in their own school context
carry out an appropriate needs analysis of violence in their own settings
identify and implement their own training needs
design and implement effective school policies
become familiar with best practice Europe-wide to counteract violence in schools

The impact on policy makers will be to develop their capacity to:

develop appropriate links with relevant bodies in the community and nationally (e.g., in education, social services, police & justice, youth & social sectors, NGOs)
facilitate action at the level of government based on the best available evidence collated from research and practice Europe-wide
contribute to legislation designed to protect children and young people from violence
create systems for monitoring the magnitude and patterns of violence amongst children and youth
create systems for the continued documentation, co-ordination and dissemination of best practice on a national and European level