Educational communication. Describing the reality of bullying through literature

Abstract

Bullying is intentional and repetitive aggressive behavior against someone who cannot defend themselves, which has been shown to have negative consequences on the health and well-being of children. Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) states to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages (United Nations, 2015). All areas of study must strive to contribute our resources to ensure healthy coexistence in the classroom and positive child development. There are several intervention programs that have reported positive results and that use reading as one of their intervention strategies. We can understand children's and young people's literature as a means of educational communication to analyze and manage bullying behavior. At the Centro de Estudios para la Promoción de la Lectura (CEPLI) we use literary texts as an intervention strategy for coexistence. We present the project we are carrying out for the protection of victims of bullying through reading. We have selected nine literary works for readers from 5 to 17 years old (three per age group) and we make work proposals to reflect on bullying and the protective variables of coexistence among peers.