Harvard EdCast: Understanding a Bully

In the new book, Bullying and Cyberbullying: What Every Educator Needs to Know, published by Harvard Education Press,  nationally recognized bullying expert Elizabeth Kandel Englander -- professor of psychology and the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University -- dispels pervasive myths and misconceptions about peer cruelty, bullying, and cyberbullying, and shows educators how they can identify and work to stop the troubling behavior. In this edition of the EdCast, Englander discusses the book and highlights what every educator needs to know about this subject.

About the Harvard EdCast The Harvard EdCast is a weekly series of podcasts, available on the Harvard University iTunes U page, that features a 15-20 minute conversation with thought leaders in the field of education from across the country and around the world. Hosted by Matt Weber, the Harvard EdCast is a space for educational discourse and openness, focusing on the myriad issues and current events related to the field.