Schools can be a place of both love and of cruelty. We examine one particular type of cruelty
that occurs in the school context: sadism, that is, harming others for pleasure. Primarily, we …

Schools can be a place of both love and of cruelty. We examined one type of cruelty that
occurs in the school context: sadism, that is, harming others for pleasure. Primarily, we …

What gives rise to sadism? While sadistic behavior (ie, harming others for pleasure) is well-
documented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors …

Students' experiences of boredom at school are receiving increased research attention.
Most inquiries to date have focused on how often students experience boredom in …

As ways to reduce boredom in K-12 schools begin to be explored, it is important to
recognize that this may not be an easy task. Researchers working on expanding our …

This article uses time-sampling data to evaluate fifth to ninth graders' experiences of
boredom both as a state, related to specific school and nonschool activities, and as a trait …

Bored children begin to draw, do crafts, to fidget-or they do something bad. Others fall silent,
withdraw, or become lethargic. Research on school-related boredom has focused primarily …

Scholars and educators study how the school climate influences aggressive behaviors like
bullying. Far less research examines the relationship between school climate and hateful …

Previous research indicates that victimization at school and school disorder are associated
with school avoidance. The appearance of hateful words and symbols at schools and verbal …

“I always know what to do—that's what teacher Arne Ulbricht used to think. Then suddenly
one of his students died, and he asked himself: what now?”(Ulbricht 2015). Yes, what now …