Violence Continuum - Creating a Safe School Climate

We expect schools to be a safe haven, but after more than a decade of targeted school violence prevention laws and safety plans, students are still marginalized and bullied to the point of despondence, retaliation, and even suicide. This thoughtful exploration of what makes a school a safe place is based on the understanding that violence is a continuum of acts and attitudes-subtle to overt-that have a negative effect on how students feel and learn.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: A Safe Haven Chapter 1: Why Should Schools Teach Students to Be Smart and Good People? Chapter 2: How are School Climate and Violence Prevention Linked? Chapter 3: What Do We Mean by Violence and is It Really a Problem in Our School? Chapter 4: What About Issues of Diversity and Equal Protection Under the Law? Chapter 5: Is School Violence the Same for Everyone? Chapter 6: What are the Elements of a Safe School? Chapter 7: How Do We Intentionally Teach Our Children to be Non-Violent? Chapter 8: What is the Role of School Staff? Chapter 9: How Can Diverse Communities Work Together to Improve School Climate? Chapter 10: How Do We Take Our Vision and Make it Happen? Chapter 11: How Do We Ensure the Changes are Real and Lasting? Glossary of Violence Terms References

About the author

By Elizabeth C. Manvell

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth C Manvell, Elizabeth C. Manvell
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2012
• EAN: 9781610485661
• ISBN: 978-1-61048-566-1
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Organization & management of education, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization