School Safety, Victimization, and Bullying

This article focuses on socio-ecological and whole-school approaches to coping with school violence, while highlighting best practices for selecting, developing, and monitoring interventions. We present several empirically supported programs, followed by identified characteristics of successful interventions and considerations on selecting an appropriate program for a particular school. Finally, we discuss the systematic monitoring method and approach and its utility in creating safer schools while emphasizing the contextual features and the nested environment in which schools reside. We suggest manners in which the systematic monitoring approach can be considered, advocated, and implemented by school staff members, particularly school social workers.

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Analysis of whole-school policy changes in Austrian schools

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/daz006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 331-339

Author(s):

Friedrich Teutsch ◽

Lisa Gugglberger

Keyword(s):

School Policy ◽

Health Policies ◽

School Staff ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Staff Members ◽

Implementation Processes ◽

Whole School ◽

Current Implementation ◽

Time Structures

Abstract Health Policies with school-wide effects have been shown to improve the health of students and school staff, but in practice, schools struggle with this approach. Ten Austrian schools which had recently adopted new time structure policies were investigated: On the basis of 19 interviews with school staff, we used thematic analysis to identify facilitating and hindering factors for the implementation processes. Furthermore, agency analysis was applied, in which the interviewees’ use of language was interpreted to estimate their perception of their own agency in the context of policy change. We found that in schools where policy changes were perceived as successfully implemented, staff was convinced of the benefits. In these schools, time structures were understood to directly influence learning and teaching processes and staff members showed a strong feeling of agency. On the other hand, schools were confronted with hindering factors similar to those known from the implementation of other health policies. The results are discussed in the light of current implementation practices, and conclusions for practitioners are drawn.

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Pulling the Trigger: The Decision of Arming School Staff in a Large, Diverse School District

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership ◽

10.1177/1555458921993193 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155545892199319

Author(s):

Jennifer K. Kent ◽

F. Chris Curran

Keyword(s):

School District ◽

School Violence ◽

School Board ◽

School Safety ◽

School Personnel ◽

Unintended Consequences ◽

School Staff ◽

The Political ◽

Local Budget ◽

The Cost

Based on events in Florida, this case explores issues that accompany the choice to arm school personnel as a means to address school violence and shootings. Readers consider the issue from the perspective of the school board of a large, diverse district and are presented with dilemmas while they consider the effectiveness, the political feasibility, the legality, the cost, and the potential unintended consequences of arming school personnel. The school board grapples with the complexity of making school safety decisions within the constraints of state policy while simultaneously being responsive to local budget constraints and a diverse set of stakeholders.

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School Counselors' Use of a Multitier System of Support to Foster Safe School Experiences and Respond to School Violence

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies - Strengthening School Counselor Advocacy and Practice for Important Populations and Difficult Topics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.ch015 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 275-295

Author(s):

George Padilla ◽

Clarissa Salinas ◽

Javier Cavazos Vela ◽

James F. Whittenberg

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

School Violence ◽

School Counselors ◽

School Safety ◽

School Experiences ◽

Safe School ◽

Lead Recovery ◽

National Framework ◽

Counselor Preparedness

In this chapter, the authors introduce and identify current issues, controversies and problems that influence school safety and counselor preparedness. A brief overview of school violence in America, counselors' training to deal with school violence, and factors that influence school violence are provided. Following this, the authors present a multitier system of supports (MTSS) as a recommended model for counselors to (1) prevent, (2) prepare and plan, (3) respond, and (4) lead recovery efforts as related to school violence. Finally, a case study is presented in which the authors apply best practices within the American Counselor Association's national framework to handle a crisis.

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Facilitating Adoption of Best Practices in School Violence Prevention Programs

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e315552004-001 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Michael R. Van Slyck ◽

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James B. Vetter ◽

Aleta L. Meyer ◽

Naomi E. Perlman

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

School Violence ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

School Violence Prevention ◽

Violence Prevention Programs

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Green Management: A study of best green practices in Haryana Private Universities

Think India ◽

10.26643/think-india.v22i1.8364 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 51-59

Author(s):

Priyanka ◽

Ipshita Bansal

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Private Universities ◽

Competent Authority ◽

Green Management ◽

Carbon Footprints ◽

Staff Members ◽

Research Concept ◽

Green Campus ◽

The Relationship ◽

Operational Aspect

As per the current condition of environment degradation, most of the higher education institutions are working on making the campus green and implementing sustainability in curriculum as well as working of institution. The current study focuses on green management of campuses of private universities of Haryana on operational aspect of institution and determine the best practices that were adopted and should be adopted in order to implement sustainability processes. Green management means the integration of principle of Management and environment management that form the relationship between environment and management. The data is collected from, private universities of Haryana through studying the documents, website and interview of competent authority of universities. Based on the research, concept of green campus has been purposed which involve the smart sharing of resources, development of green buildings and reducing the use of transportation and carbon footprints. In addition, the study also conclude that sustainability and green management should be made the integral part of the attitude of students, scholars and staff members for making the campus green. So, the best practices should be adopted across various area of institution for making the environment sustainable green campus and forming the positive attitude of students and staff members towards sustainability.

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Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts

10.1093/oso/9780190663049.001.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ron Avi Astor ◽

Rami Benbenisthty

Keyword(s):

School Violence ◽

School Safety ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Large Scale ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Teacher Student ◽

Area Of Interest ◽

New Research

Since 2005, the bullying, school violence, and school safety literatures have expanded dramatically in content, disciplines, and empirical studies. However, with this massive expansion of research, there is also a surprising lack of theoretical and empirical direction to guide efforts on how to advance our basic science and practical applications of this growing scientific area of interest. Parallel to this surge in interest, cultural norms, media coverage, and policies to address school safety and bullying have evolved at a remarkably quick pace over the past 13 years. For example, behaviors and populations that just a decade ago were not included in the school violence, bullying, and school safety discourse are now accepted areas of inquiry. These include, for instance, cyberbullying, sexting, social media shaming, teacher–student and student–teacher bullying, sexual harassment and assault, homicide, and suicide. Populations in schools not previously explored, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and educators and military- and veteran-connected students, become the foci of new research, policies, and programs. As a result, all US states and most industrialized countries now have a complex quilt of new school safety and bullying legislation and policies. Large-scale research and intervention funding programs are often linked to these policies. This book suggests an empirically driven unifying model that brings together these previously distinct literatures. This book presents an ecological model of school violence, bullying, and safety in evolving contexts that integrates all we have learned in the 13 years, and suggests ways to move forward.

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