School Safety

In identity-based conflicts, what a person learns can become whom a person learns to hate. This book explores the unique position occupied by educators during protracted ethnic conflict.

This book is an authoritative reference source for the latest research on youth violence in schools, offering a thorough analysis of contributing factors to such incidents and possible solutions to prevent future occurrences.

Deadly Lessons is the outcome of the National Research Council's unique effort to glean lessons from six case studies of lethal student violence.

Ensuring Safe School Environments: Exploring Issues--Seeking Solutions presents research findings and information about school violence, with a focus on strategies for increasing school safety.

This timely text, written by experts in research, practice and training in the field, proposes a whole-school community approach to the reduction and prevention of school violence.

Security expert Kenneth S. Trump outlines school security issues and provides nuts-and-bolts strategies for preventing violence and preparing for crises.

The authors of Responding to School Violence examine the pervasive rise of school security measures since the Columbine shootings, highlighting the unintended consequences of policymaking too often shaped by fear and sensationalism.

The book categorizes school safety technologies, noting the lack of research about school safety technology and summarizing the existing research on school violence.

This timely resource offers recommendations that can help administrators prevent or minimize a potential crisis, facilitate an appropriate response, and aid in school recovery.

Safeguarding Children and Schools explains how schools are able to contribute to keeping children safe from harm and promoting their welfare, in line with Government Every Child Matters guidelines.

This issues-based reference set on education in the United States tackles broad, contentious topics that have prompted debate and discussion within the education community.

This book undertakes to illuminate factors pertaining to the phenomenon of school violence. It is intended for professionals such as school principals, teachers, social workers, psychologists, school administrators, school counselors and all who work directly with youth in various contexts.

In their second book on the topic, authors Abbie H. Brown and Tim D. Green outline a new process education leaders can follow to develop a secure environment for learning with technology.

Phaneuf examined the influence of school security practices on student fear, student bonding, and school climate in a sample of secondary schools.

Researchers and practitioners identify and examine systemic violence in schools from a number of perspectives including school administration policies, pedagogical methods, educational labeling, classroom interaction, childhood games, and teacher reactions, as well as child abuse. Includes practical suggestions for addressing systemic violence.

This unique and fascinating text offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of how European nations are tackling this serious issue of violence in schools.