The comic in the academic training of bullying
A selection for universitary students of education
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Bullying, University, Teachers, Comics, InnovationAbstract
One of the great challenges we have to face as a society is the prevention of bullying. Peer victimization is a problem for the development of a sustainable and quality educational environment (SDG 4: “Quality Education”), with harmful consequences for the health of victimized minors that prevents them from developing adequate well-being (SDG 3: “Good Health and Well-being”). The onset of aggressive behavior among peers is shown in the periods of Early Childhood Education and Primary Education, where the role of the teacher is fundamental. However, the level of training in future teachers on this topic is still scarce. From this it follows the importance of the university having to provide training on this so that teachers are trained to question and reflect on their own practices from a critical thinking, as recognized in the transversal competencies of the SDGs. These premises have led us to select eight comics for training in bullying in teaching students. Reading comics is an innovative tool that we use to stimulate debate, perform case study analysis and, with it, expand specialized knowledge.
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