Author: Sharilynn LochePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : School crisis management
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Perceptions of Administrators, Counselors, Teachers, and Students Concerning School Safety and Violence in Selected Secondary Schools Inn North Louisiana
Author: Sharilynn LochePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : School crisis management
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Perceptions of School Safety by the Teaching Staff at La Costa Canyon High School
Author: Jasmine StilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : High school teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The purpose of this project is to determine if there is an underlying perception of safety risk and potential violence present among the La Costa Canyon High School (LCCRS) teaching staff. This study examines and discusses the implications for schools and administrators in dealing with the challenges our society has placed on schools today. The study was designed to survey each teacher in regard to his/her perception of safety at LCCRS. The project was developed and accomplished as follows: First, research was conducted to reference other studies completed on the perceptions of teachers. Second, survey questions were created for the LCCRS teaching staff and test-piloted in a Research -EDUC 622 class at California State University, San Marcos. Content changes were made to make the survey easier to administer and answer. Third, the survey was test-piloted with the LCCRS administrative team including the athletic director, head counselor, head librarian, head testing coordinator, police officer, principal, and three assistant principals. Rere, minor structural changes were made in order to more easily administer and answer the survey. Fourth, the survey was distributed to and completed by the LCCRS teaching staff at a monthly staff meeting. Information resulting from the survey was distributed to the LCCRS Safety Committee in order to facilitate changes and improvements for the increased safety of staff and students. Results of the survey demonstrate pronounced views held by the LCCRS teaching staff of perceived violence and safety risk. Sixty-one percent of respondents perceive there to be a safety risk in various forms and as the result of differing causes.
Perceptions of Teachers, Administrators, and Parents from Selected Schools in an Urban Alabama School District Regarding Violence in Schools
Author: Elvirita R. FinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parents
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Appraisal and Prediction of School Violence
Author: Michael J. FurlongPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781594540417
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Violence and the threat of violence in schools are legitimate concerns for researchers and educators wishing to create safe and productive learning environments for all students. 'Appraisal and Prediction of School Violence: Methods, Issues, and Contexts', edited by Michael Furlong, Michael Bates, Douglas Smith, and Paul Kingery, provides up-to-date information about best practices for understanding, predicting, and preventing violence on school campuses. In addition to providing in-depth coverage of approaches to assessing threats of violence in schools, the book covers important related topics such as bullying in schools, anger and hostility among students, discipline strategies, weapon possession, crisis preparation and response, and diversity and disability issues related to school safety. The book is essential reading for researchers, school administrators, counselors, psychologists, and other school personnel who are working to reduce the incidence of school violence in a manner that supports positive student development.
Impact of School Shootings on Classroom Culture, Curriculum, and Learning
Author: Crews, Gordon A.Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1799852016
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Different areas of inquiry have addressed the tragedy of school shootings and their deeply disruptive impacts upon school culture, classrooms, and student learning in this contemporary moment. Therefore, it is important to bring together interdisciplinary research on the long-term impacts of these events on students, teachers, and communities. In an age where arming classroom teachers is a serious policy initiative, there is a question of how a culture of fear manifests itself in those involved in school systems. There is a need to study these effects and implications in a time where violence and school shootings appear to have become more common than ever before. Hence, there is a need for diverse perspectives in this area of complex and urgent inquiry. Impact of School Shootings on Classroom Culture, Curriculum, and Learning explores the manifestations of the threat of school shootings and the aftermath of such tragic events through an interdisciplinary approach including but not limited to inquiries from educational psychology, sociology, educational philosophy, school leadership, and school culture with a view towards understanding the enduring and obscured effects of school shootings beyond the prevailing emphasis on facility safety and security. While chapters highlight topics such as resilience and recovery, school culture, sociology of schools, leadership and school regulation, and many more areas of interest, this book is ideal for educational leaders and administrators, classroom teachers, counselors, therapists, psychologists, school division trustees, law enforcement, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students looking for the impacts and aftermath of school shootings on all aspects of education.
Violence in Student Writing
Author: Gretchen A. OltmanPublisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 145228394X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Your guide to action when student writing crosses the line At what point should violent student expressions be considered a legitimate threat? This legal handbook helps you apply caution and logic in protecting your students′ freedom of speech while also protecting the safety of everyone in the building. Gretchen Oltman, an experienced educator and licensed attorney, shows you how to react appropriately to warning signs from students. You′ll discover how to: Prevent violence by creating a positive and safe school environment Guide teachers in assessing written threats of violence Evaluate writing outside the classroom, including texting and Facebook postings Violence in Student Writing delves into the real-life experiences of administrators, teachers, and students, exploring current and relevant issues in student writing violence and offering solutions that every school administrator needs to know. "This book provides educators with legal and education frameworks for distinguishing students who are writing about violence from writing by violent students. Knowing the difference between the two can possibly save lives." —Kenneth S. Trump, President of National School Safety and Security Services Author of Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning "Increased emphasis on writing, combined with evolving trends in online media and bullying, make this a book we all need to keep handy. Here, Oltman combines her wisdom as both a classroom teacher and a lawyer, offering us a guide we can trust as we all seek to navigate our way through the complex landscape of writing instruction." —Jim Burke, Author of The English Teacher′s Companion
Preventing Violence in Schools
Author: Joan N. BurstynPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135652767
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
School violence is a burning issue these days. This book provides an in-depth analysis of violence prevention programs and an assessment of their effectiveness, using data from observations, individual interviews, and focus groups, as well as published data from the schools. It is distinguished by its focus on the cultural and structural context of school violence and violence prevention efforts. Where most other researchers use quantitative measures, such as surveys, to assess the effectiveness of violence prevention programs, the authors of this book use qualitative research and ethnography to study the environment where such programs take place. Thus, this work--one of only a few ethnographic studies of violence prevention programs in schools--links previous quantitative research on the topic and critical ethnography. Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge to American Democracy: *includes voices of school students, accused of practicing violence, who have been participants in violence prevention programs; *analyzes a citywide peer mediation program (who benefits and who does not, who is mediated and who mediates, and what the implications of these findings may be); *examines the kinds of violence recognized in schools and the ways schools themselves may perpetuate violence; and *describes a violence prevention program for students at an alternative school. Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge to American Democracy is highly relevant for students in courses on urban education, foundations of education, education and social policy, youth and the law, and qualitative research, and for teachers, administrators, and other professionals, such as school psychologists and guidance counselors, at the middle and high school levels.
Victimization in Schools
Author: Gary D. GottfredsonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468449850
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
The perception that our nation's public schools are disorderly and unsafe is widespread, and the image of the public school is deteriorating. Since 1974, the Gallup organization has gathered opinions about the public schools. The percentage giving the schools an "A" rating declined from 18% to 6% between 1974 and 1983 (Gallup, 1974, 1984). In a recent survey of America's teenagers, only 9% gave the schools an "A" rating (Bahner, 1980, p. 106). Lack of discipline tops the list of the problems adults see facing schools, and class disturbances and theft are reported by teenagers to be "very big" or "fairly big" problems in their schools (Bahner, 1980, p. 107). These public perceptions are fostered by and reflected in national media attention ("City Schools in Crisis," 1977; "Help! Teacher Can't Teach!" 1980; "High Schools under Fire," 1977). Public concern is also reflected in Congressional hearings where testimony creates the image of grave disorder within our schools (U.s. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, 1975, 1976b; U.s. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, 1980). The public has given the schools low marks, and the Senate Judiciary Committee (1975) gave the schools an" A" in violence and vandalism. In short, parents, students, and public officials are alarmed at what they see as a rising tide of violence and disorder in the schools and are concerned about how much learning can occur in a disruptive environ ment, and about the safety of teachers and students.
Violence in Student Writing
Author: Gretchen A. OltmanPublisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452279217
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Your guide to action when student writing crosses the line At what point should violent student expressions be considered a legitimate threat? This legal handbook delves into the real-life experiences of administrators, teachers, and students to help you apply caution and logic in protecting your students' freedom of speech while also protecting the safety of everyone in the building. Gretchen Oltman, an experienced educator and licensed attorney, shows you how to: Prevent violence by creating a positive and safe school environment Guide teachers in assessing written threats of violence Evaluate writing outside the classroom, including texting and Facebook postings
Perceptions of School Administrators Regarding Variables that Impact Violence in Urban School Districts and Implications for School Counselors
Author: Richard E. WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classroom management
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description