FOSTERING PRO SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE SPANISH SCHOOL SYSTEM: A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH

In this paper two case studies are presented which were part of an EU funded project concerned with the promotion of pro social behaviour in schools. One case study deals with a primary school and the other a secondary school. The purpose of the study was first to gather data on the nature and extent of anti‐social behaviour in the case study schools, then to help the school personnel to use the data to develop interventions designed to improve the level of pro‐social behaviour. This required the use of a methodology which combined research and consultation skills on the part of the university based researchers, and depended heavily on the development of co‐operative and open relationship between the researchers and school personnel The paper provides insight into this research and development process as well as detailing the 10 ‘realms of solution’ in relation to the problem of anti‐social behaviour in schools that emerged from the study.