Title: Handbook of school violence and school safety : international research and practice /
Authors: Jimerson, Shane R.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2012
Subjects: School improvement programs Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Abstract: The Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research and Practice has become the premier resource for educational and mental health professionals and policymakers seeking to implement effective prevention and intervention programs that reduce school violence and promote safe and effective schools. It covers the full range of school violence and safety topics from harassment and bullying to promoting safe, secure, and peaceful schools. It also examines existing school safety programs and includes the multi-disciplinary research and theories that guide them. Examinations of current issues and projections of future research and practice are embedded within each chapter. This volume maps the boundaries of this rapidly growing and multidisciplinary field of study. Key features include... Comprehensive Coverage: The chapters are divided into three parts: Foundations; Assessment and Measurement; Prevention and Intervention Programs.^
Contents: 1. Conceptual foundations for understanding youth engaged in antisocial and aggressive behaviors / Shane R. Jimerson, Shelley R. Hart, and Tyler L. Renshaw -- 2. Making the case for an international perspective on school violence: implications for theory, research, policy, and assessment / Rami Benbenishty and Ron Avi Astor -- 3. Developing safe, supportive, and effective schools: facilitating student success to reduce school violence / David Osher ... [et al.] -- 4. A problem-solving approach to school violence prevention / Jim Larson and R. T. Busse. -- 5. Social support in the lives of students involved in aggressive and bullying behaviors / Michelle Kirkpatrick ... [et al.] -- 6. Coercion and contagion in family and school environments: implications for educating and socializing youth / Gregory M. Fosco, Jennifer L. Frank, and Thomas J. Dishion -- 7. On the personality mechanisms leading to violence / Guido Alessandri, Michele Vecchione, and Gian Vittorio Capara --^ 8. Cyberbullying and cyber aggression / Peter K. Smith -- 9. Addressing the needs of marginalized youth at school / Tracey G. Scherr -- 10. Toward an understanding of youth gang involvement: implications for schools / Dana Peterson and Kirstin A. Morgan -- 11. Juvenile delinquency in Cyprus: the role of gender, ethnicity, and family status / Ernestina Sismani Papacosta -- 12. A synthetic approach for the study of aggression and violence in Greek schools / Chryse Hatzichristou ... [et al.]  -- 13. Bullying in Peru: a code of silence? / Cesar Merino Soto, Julio Carozzo Campos, and Luis Benites Morales -- 14. Exploring school violence in the context of Turkish culture and schools / Sefa Bulut and Samettin Gündüz --15. The association of perceived parental understanding with bullying among adolescents in Ghana, West-Africa / Andrew Owusu ... [et al.] --^ 16. Monitoring school violence in Israel, national studies and beyond: implications for theory, practice, and policy / Rami Benbenishty and Ron Avi Astor -- 17. Youth suicidal behavior in the context of school violence / David N. Miller -- 18. World report on violence and health: international insights / Shane R. Jimerson, Jacqueline A. Brown, Skye Stifel and Matthew A. Ruderman. -- 19.Evidence-based standards and methodological issues in school violence and related prevention research in education and the allied disciplines / Matthew J. Mayer -- 20. An overview of measurement issues in school violence and school safety research / Jill D. Sharkey ... [et al.] -- 21. Using self-report anger assessments in school settings / Douglas C. Smith, Michael J. Furlong, Peter Boman, and Victoria Gonzalez -- 22. Assessment of bullying / Dewey Cornell and Joanna C. M. Cole -- 23. Using office discipline referrals and school extension data to assess school discipline / Kent McIntosh ... [et al.] --^ 24. Gauging the system: trends in school climate measurement and intervention / Meagan O'Malley ... [et al.] -- 25. A socio-ecological model for bullying prevention and intervention in early adolescence / Susan M. Swearer ... [et al.] -- 26. Critical characteristics of effective bullying prevention programs / Richard J. Hazler and JoLynn V. Carney -- 27. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: an overview of its implementation and research basis / Susan P. Limber -- 28. Reducing bullying and contributing peer behaviors: addressing transactional relationships within the school social ecology / Karin S. Frey ... [et al.] -- 29. What schools may do to reduce bullying / Ken Rigby -- 30. Youth anger management treatment for school violence prevention / Eva. L. Feindler and Meghann F. Gerber -- 31. Social and emotional skills training with Second Step: a violence prevention curriculum / Pam Dell Fitzgerald and Leihua Van Schoiack Edstrom --^ 32. The PATHS curriculum: promoting emotional literacy, prosocial behavior, and caring classrooms / Carol A. Kusche and Mark T. Greenberg -- 33. School-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports: proven practices and future directions / Jeffrey R. Sprague and Robert H. Horner -- 34. Preventing, preparing for, and responding to school violence with the PREPaRE model / Stephen E. Brock ... [et al.] -- 35. Enhancing school connectedness to prevent violence and promote well-being / Ian M. Shochet and Coral L. Smith -- 36. The United States Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative: turning a national intiative into local action / Jill D. Sharkey ... [et al.] -- 37. Student threat assessment as a strategy to reduce school violence / Dewey Cornell and Farah Williams -- 38. Reforming school discipline and reducing disproportionality in suspension and expulsion / Russel J. Skiba ... [et al.] --^ 39. The impact of Safe Schools/Healthy Students funding on student well-being: a California cosortium cross-site analysis / Thomas L. Hanson, Amy-Jane Griffiths, and Michael J. Furlong -- 40. School violence in South Korea: an overview of school violence and intervention efforts / Seung-yeon Lee and Insoo Oh -- 41. Preventive program of tolerance against violence at schools in Slovakia / Eva Gajdosova and Zita Rijakova -- 42. Preventing youth gang involvement with G.R.E.A.T. / Dana Peterson and Finn-Aaage Esbensen -- 43. Cognitive-behavioral intervention for anger and aggression: the coping power program / John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, and Nicole P. Powell -- 44. Meta-analysis and systematic review of the effectiveness of school-based programs to reduce multiple violent and antisocial behavioral outcomes / Aaron A. Alford and James Derzon