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Title Violence in schools : cross-national and cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Florence L. Denmark ... [and others]
Published New York : Springer, [2005]
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Description xvii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: 1. Violence in the Schdols: An Introduction 1 -- The Editors -- References 7 -- 2. Conceptualizing Violence 11 -- Herbert H. Krauss -- The Ubiquity of Violence 11 -- The World Health Organization's View of Violence 13 -- Demographics of Violence 16 -- Violence and Biology 18 -- Violence, Social Psychology and Beyond 23 -- WHO's Ecological Model of Violence 25 -- Burke's Dramatistic Model of Violence 26 -- The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572 31 -- References 34 -- 3. A History of Violence in the Schools 37 -- Elizabeth Midlarsky and Helen Marie Klain -- Violence in the Schools: Historical Perspectives 37 -- Historical Evidence of Student Violence 39 -- Historical Evidence of Teacher Violence 46 -- Factors Contributing to School Violence 51 -- Implications and Conclusions 54 -- References 54 -- 4. Warning Signs 59 -- June F Chisholm and Alfred W. Ward -- Perspectives on Violence 60 -- Prodromal Signs of Violent Behavior in the Clinical Literature 64 -- Prevention Strategies 64 -- Primary Prevention Initiatives 67 -- References 71 -- 5. Developmental Aspects of School Violence 75 -- Roseanne L. Flores -- Introduction 75 -- Developmental Precursors to Violent Behavior 78 -- Developmental Precursors within Contexts of ̂ -- Violent Behavior 80 -- Interaction between Community and School Violence 82 -- Summary and Conclusions 82 -- References 84 -- 6. Gender and Ethnicity Issues in School Violence 85 -- Darlene C. DeFour -- Defining School Violence 86 -- Gender and School Violence 88 -- Relational Aggression 89 -- Ethnicity and School Violence 94 -- Gender and Ethnicity Implication for School -- Violence Interventions 96 -- References 97 -- 7. Sexual Violence in the Schools 101 -- Beatrice J. Krauss, Herbert H. Krauss, Joanne O'Day, -- and Kevin Rente -- Definitions 104 -- Prevalence of Sexual Violence in U.S. Schools 106 -- The Effects of Sexual Violence 109 -- Supreme Court Decisions 110 -- School Policy 111 -- The Ideal versus the Real 114 -- References 116 -- 8. A Transgenerational Perspective on Peace and on -- Violence Prevention 119 -- Astrid St Uickelberger -- The Backstage of Violence: Socio-Demographic Dynamics 119 -- The New Architecture of Our World 120 -- A Multi-Generation Society: Family System in Mutation 128 -- Conflict and Violence Between or Throughout Generations: -- From the Structural to the Developmental Perspective 134 -- Structural Perspective: Link and Transmission from -- Generation to Generation 135 -- Need for a Transgenerational Theory on Conflict -- and Violence 144 -- Conclusion 157 -- References 164 -- 9. Bullying and Ijime in Japanese Schools 169 -- Takashi Naito and Uwe P. Gielen -- Japan's Public Debate on School Bullying 169 -- Japanese Classrooms 172 -- Definitions of Bullying 174 -- Defining Bullying from a Japanese Perspective 175 -- Frequency of Bullying 177 -- Findings of a Cross-Cultural Survey and Some Additional -- Data on Bullying 179 -- Some Determinants of Bullying in Japanese Classrooms 182 -- Concluding Remarks 185 -- Note 187 -- References 188 -- 10. A Perspective on Child Abuse in the Philippines.. 191 -- Richard Velayo -- Brief History of Education in the Philippines 193 -- School and Church: Institutional Powers in the Philippines 195 -- The School and the Filipino Child 195 -- The Church and the Filipino Child 197 -- Church and School as Culturally Intertwined -- Institutions of Power 197 -- Cultural Vagueness in Defining Abuse 199 -- Prevention Efforts and Other Recommendations 202 -- References 204 -- 11. Manifestations of Violence in Arab Schools -- and Procedures for Reducing it 207 -- Ramadan A. Ahmed -- The Arab World, Land, and People: An Overview 207 -- Variables Associated with Violence among -- School Students 209 -- Measures and Scales for Assessing Violent/Aggressive -- Behavior 220 -- Behavior Modification Programs, Therapeutic and -- Counseling Studies 221 -- Efforts, Measures, and Procedures to Reduce School -- Students' Violent Behavior 226 -- Final Comments 228 -- References 229 -- 12. Violence In Schools: Australia 237 -- Judith E. Paphdzy -- Programs Against School Violence 239 -- Resilience Promotion in Schools 240 -- Resilience Programs in Schools 247 -- Resilience Promotion Information 248 -- Why Is ItImportant? 249 -- What Are The Outcomes? 249 -- References 250 -- 13. Predicting School Violence 253 -- Daniel A. Krauss -- Introduction 253 -- School Violence 254 -- Risk Prediction and Assessment 256 -- Conclusions and Future Directions 269 -- Notes 270 -- References 271 -- 14. Preventing Violence in Schools 275 -- Maram Hallak, Kathryn Quina, and Charles Collyer -- Violence 276 -- Nonviolence 277 -- Kingian Nonviolence 278 -- Kingian Training 279 -- Effectiveness of Nonviolence 280 -- Do These Interventions Work? The URI Nonviolence -- Project Evaluation 282 -- What Do The Findings Tell Us About Nonviolence -- Training? 288 -- References 291 -- 15. What Can We Do About School Violence? 293 -- Melissa Laracuenta and Florence L. Denmark -- Developing a Safe School Environment 294 -- Developing a Violence Response Plan 295 -- Intervention Strategies 296 -- Conclusion 299 -- References 299 -- 16. Summary and Conclusion 301 -- The Editors
Summary "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. 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, and teachers and staff."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Violent behaviour
School violence
Cross cultural comparisons
International comparisons
Bullying
Corporal punishment
Violence
Schools
Cross-national perspectives
Cross-cultural perspectives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject School violence -- Cross-cultural studies.
Schools.
Violence.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Violence.
Schools.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Author Denmark, Florence.
LC no. 2004063215
ISBN 9780387231990
0387231994