Synopses & Reviews
During the 1940s, teachers were certain they had some grievous complaints about students' behavior in school. Among these were excessive noise, littering, and gum chewing. More recently, teachers' concerns have taken on a far more dire tone. Today, their focus is on the rape, robbery, and substance abuse incidents that occur in alarming numbers in their workplaces. In recent years, the news on violent crime in our schools has often been devastating. And although school officials have begun taking measures to decrease the level of violence on their grounds (e.g., installing metal detectors, hiring guards to patrol hallways), the violence that continues to occur is often more lethal and no less troubling. To further understand and ameliorate the causes of violence among our children--especially at school--this book takes a comprehensive approach to addressing the issues. Violence in Schools: Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Perspectives provides both a broad overview of violence in schools and offers specific descriptions of models that have been used successfully within school settings to prevent violent crime from occurring. For example, this volume: Recognizes that violence on school grounds is a global problem that requires an international perspective to counteract. Takes a broad view of what constitutes violence--that is, the focus is not only on physical assault, but the neglect and abusive behavior (e.g., racism, sexism, cultural discrimination and suppression) that contribute to its occurrence. Explores the history of the phenomenon of school violence in order to effectively ameliorate its current condition. Violence in Schools: Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Perspectives speaks with legitimate authority to scholars as well as to those on the frontlines in combating school violence, including school and counseling psychologists, school administrators, teachers and staff as well as concerned parents.
Synopsis
Within the United States, school violence was not a subject of extensive inquiry until the late 20th century. Even before the World Health Organization's World Report on Violence and Health (2002) was released, however, it was becoming increasingly obvious that violence had become a global problem, with adverse effects on virtually every aspect of our lives. Perhaps no group is more vulnerable to violence and its consequences than school children, who are entrusted into our care and protection for the purpose of becoming educated citizens.To fully examine the current knowledge about violence in schools, the New York Academy of Sciences and the International Organization for the Study of Group Tensions brought together a group of experts in May 2001. The aim of the conference was to disseminate information about school violence, both within the multicultural context of the 21st century American school as well as in the international environment.The book provides up-to-date knowledge about the nature of school violence, its etiology, epidemiology, and impact. In addition, it offers guidelines and describes programs for the prevention and amelioration of the rising tide of school violence.
Synopsis
- Provide up-to-date knowledge about the nature of school violence, its etiology, epidemiology, and impact - Analyzes school violence through a multicultural and international perspective - The lead editor, Florence Denmark, is an internationally-recognized scholar and former APA president and a recipient of the 2004 Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement from the American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Table of Contents
Violence in the Schools: An Introduction.- Conceptualizing Violence.- A History of Violence in the Schools.- Warning Signs: School Violence Prevention.- Developmental Aspects of School Violence.- Gender and Ethnicity Issues in School Violence.- Sexual Violence in the Schools.- A Transgenerational Persepective on Peace and Violence Prevention.- Bullying and Ijime in Japanese Schools: A Sociocultural Perspective.- A Perspective on Child Abuse in the Philippines: Looking at Institutional Factors.- Manifestations of Violence in Arab Schools and Procedures for Reducing It.- Violence in Schools - Australia.- Predicting School Violence.- Preventing Violence in Schools: Lessons from King and Gandhi.- What Can We Do About Violence?- Summary and Conclusion.