A violência escolar é um fenômeno complexo, dinâmico e multicausal, que envolve estudantes, professores, famílias e comunidade, como protagonistas e/ou vítimas da violência. Entende-se que a escola não é a única responsável pela produção da violência. No entanto, dependendo da maneira como a instituição lida com os problemas e conflitos instalados nesse contexto pode gerar as situações de violência escolar. Trata-se de um fenômeno que também tem suas raízes em questões de ordem sociais e econômicas, exigindo, programas de prevenção multidimensionais, com ações intersetoriais. A justiça restaurativa é uma estratégia para o enfrentamento da violência escolar, utilizada em diversos ambientes regidos pelas interações sociais, pois possibilita maneiras de resolução de conflitos no ambiente escolar. Esse estudo qualitativo, em que foi utilizado o método da pesquisa-ação, teve como objetivo compreender as percepções dos professores de uma escola pública da rede estadual de educação básica de Ribeirão Preto/SP sobre violência escolar, e desenvolver uma ação educativa para sua prevenção. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma escola, que está inserida em um complexo contexto socioeconômico e cultural, com histórico de violência e dificuldades na condução do processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Participaram dessa pesquisa 10 professores do ensino fundamental e do ensino médio. Como instrumento de coleta de dados, optou-se pela observação participante, grupo focal e questionário. Os dados coletados, foram submetidos à análise temática indutiva e apresentados em duas etapas: momento investigativo e momento educativo. Reconheceu-se dificuldades e problemas prevalentes no ambiente escolar, experiências de violência escolar entre professores e estudantes e as estratégias que eles utilizavam para a prevenção da violência escolar. A partir dos problemas identificados foi realizado o Círculo de Cultura, como ação educativa. Essa ação foi elaborada baseada no modelo dialógico de Paulo Freire, que permitiu abordar a compreensão dos professores sobre os conceitos de conflitos e de violência escolar, promovendo reflexões sobre as habilidades direcionadas à gestão construtiva de conflitos e prevenção da violência escolar. Discute-se com base nestes resultados qualitativos a relevância do desenvolvimento de ações intersetoriais, visando a implementação de mecanismos de enfrentamento da violência escolar. Entende-se que não existe um recurso simplista para a prevenção da violência escolar, pois cada sociedade possui características e conflitos próprios, sendo necessária uma investigação ampla para saber qual seria a melhor atuação em determinada realidade escolar, na perspectiva de uma abordagem global com implicações na estrutura escolar. Mas é importante destacar o papel da escola no ensino/aprendizagem da transformação positiva do conflito, possibilitando a aprendizagem de formas de resolução não-violentas e, consequentemente, contribuindo para a melhoria das relações humanas / nteractions, as it provides ways of resolving conflicts in the school environment. This qualitative study, using the action-research method, aimed to understand the perceptions of the teachers of a public school of the state school of basic education of Ribeirão Preto / SP on school violence, and to develop an educational action for its prevention . The research was developed in a school, which is inserted in a complex socioeconomic and cultural context, with a history of violence and difficulties in conducting the teaching-learning process. Ten primary and high school teachers participated in this research. As an instrument of data collection, we opted for participant observation, focus group and questionnaire. The collected data were submitted to thematic thematic inductive and presented in two stages: investigative moment and educational moment. Difficulties and problems prevalent in the school environment, experiences of school violence between teachers and students and the strategies they used for the prevention of school violence were acknowledged. From the problems identified, the Culture Circle was carried out as an educational action. This action was elaborated based on the dialogical model of Paulo Freire, which allowed to approach the teachers\' understanding of the concepts of conflict and school violence, promoting reflections on the skills directed to the constructive management of conflicts and prevention of school violence. Based on these qualitative results, the relevance of the development of intersectoral actions is discussed, aiming at the implementation of mechanisms for coping with school violence. It is understood that there is no simplistic resource for the prevention of school violence, since each society has its own characteristics and conflicts, and a broad investigation is necessary to know what would be the best performance in a certain school reality, in the perspective of a global approach with implications in the school structure. But it is important to highlight the role of the school in the teaching / learning of the positive transformation of the conflict, enabling the learning of non-violent forms of resolution and, consequently, contributing to the improvement of human relations

Thesis (M.A.) in Communication--University of Maine, 2004. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves134-146).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Baylor University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 2006. / Title from title page screen, viewed on April 27, 2007. Dissertation Committee: Patricia H. Klass (chair), Elizabeth T. Lugg, Joseph Pacha, Thomas Ellsworth. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-105) and abstract. Also available in print.

The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify the perceptions of Tennessee’s high school principals and school resource officers as to their roles and responsibilities during a school security crisis. Four thematic elements are discussed as existing among principals and school resource officers. Those thematic elements include relationships, school environment, roles, and obstacles between both groups. Previous research has examined an array of school security issues, but few have delved into this specific topic. Such knowledge is essential for the citizenry to maximize efforts of protecting students attending public schools.

The purpose of the present study is to design and investigate the effect of Violence Management Training on violent behaviors and anger control of secondary school students. An experimental design with one training and notreatment control group and two measurements (pre and post) was used in the present study. The subjects were selected from 95 ninth and tenth grade secondary students from a multi-programmed lycee in &Ccedil / amlidere region of Ankara. The Violent Behaviors Checklist (VBC) and Anger Control Subscale of STAS (State Trait Anger Scale) were used as the data collection instruments. Violence Management Training, consists of 16 sessions, was implemented to the training subjects. The sessions were held twice a week and each session lasted 50 minutes. On the other hand, no-treatment control group subjects did not receive any training. Mixed Design (one between factor and one within factor) multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was applied to the pretest and posttest VBC scores of v subjects to examine the effect of the Violence Management Training on the violent behaviors of subjects. Additionally, in order to investigate the effect of the Violence Management Training on anger control of subjects, Mixed Design (one between factor and one within factor) analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to the pretest and posttest Anger Control Subscale scores of STAS. The results indicated that Violence Management Training was not an effective treatment procedure in reducing violent behaviors and increasing anger control of secondary school students.

Title from PDF of title page. / Document formatted into pages; contains 132 pages. / Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Florida, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: The present study examined the relationship between individual, family, and school variables and both bullying and victimization. Approximately equal numbers of males and females (N = 1185 and 1174, respectively) were randomly selected from classrooms in 11 middle schools across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Students completed questionnaires including items from each domain. Questionnaires assessed bullying and victimization, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, family factors, and school variables. In addition, teachers of the selected classrooms completed a brief rating scale on each of the students, which assessed student moodiness, behavioral difficulties, and learning problems. Achievement and discipline records data were obtained. Based on their responses to critical items, participants were categorized into Bully, Victim, Bully/Victim, and comparison Control groups. / ABSTRACT: Multivariate analyses, with follow-up univariate and discriminant function analyses, tested the association of variables within the individual, family, teacher report, and school domains with bullying group membership. Analyses were examined by grade and gender effects as well. Results indicated that variables within each of the domains significantly contributed to differences between bullying groups, by grade and gender. Specifically, bullies and bully/victims appeared to have the poorest reported adjustment in terms of behavioral difficulties, family functioning, and school variables, while both victims and bully/victims experienced greater internalizing difficulties. Bullies and bully/victims tended to have the poorest outcomes; however, victims reported poorer peer relationships and perceptions of school. Overall, depression, anxiety, and the expression of anger accounted for the majority of group differences. / ABSTRACT: School variables, particularly peer relationships, a sense of school spirit, and perceptions of climate and adult availability at school, played a secondary role in explaining differences among groups. These findings varied by gender and grade. Illustratively, bullying intervention programs could, in part, focus on those characteristics that are more strongly related to certain groups of students (i.e., anger expression for females and school conditions for younger students). / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2001. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-231). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Bullying is a complex behavior that can cause academic and social problems for students and can contribute to a negative school climate. Students who feel isolated or do not feel connected to their school may experience similar risks to those who are victimized by peers. Recent school violence incidents have led to an increase in bullying behavior research. The importance of the school climate is also emerging in educational discourse prompting a growth of research in school connectedness and positive relationships. However, research on the impact that relationships and school connectedness may have on bullying victimization at school is limited. This is a secondary analysis of a national data set from the 2005 administration of the National Crime Victimization Survey School Crime Supplement. The study focused on the relationship between school connectedness and bullying victimization and whether gender, race, grade level, and academic achievement moderate the relationship. The role of relationships in bullying victimization was considered. Weighted regression analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between bullying behaviors and school connectedness and to identify the combination of factors that may influence the relationship. Components of school connectedness identified through factor analysis were statistically significant predictors of occurrence and frequency of bullying victimization, but accounted for a very small amount of variance in the outcome. Adding demographic variables of race, gender, grade level, and academic achievement produced a slight increase in the proportion of variance accounted for. Race did not have a statistically significant impact on occurrence of bullying victimization; neither race nor gender was statistically significant in variance of frequency of bullying victimization. Peer relationships proved to be statistically significant in bullying victimization frequency but neither adult-student nor peer relationships were statistically related to bullying victimization occurrence. Overall, school connectedness predicted a very small proportion of variance in occurrence and frequency of bullying victimization, suggesting that bullying prevention efforts should include strategies beyond those to improve a student's sense of connectedness to school. A comprehensive approach is needed to address bullying in schools effectively.

D. Tech. Education / Safety and security in schools is not only a South African issue, but a global challenge too. Learners and educators are assaulted and killed on school premises in the province despite the presence of a plethora of educational legislation. This study investigates how safety and security is managed in schools in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.