Managing Violence in Schools
eBook - ePub

Managing Violence in Schools

A Whole-School Approach to Best Practice

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Managing Violence in Schools

A Whole-School Approach to Best Practice

About this book

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. Underpinned by recent research findings, the book is illustrated throughout with case studies, examples of good practice in action, ideas and resources including exercises, activities and checklists. The book covers:

- personal characteristics of perpetrators, victims and bystanders

- role of the family

- ethos and culture of the school

- quality of interpersonal relationships at school

- quality of the learning environment of the school

- links between school and community

The authors? approach aims to promote non-violence , improve the climate of the school, enhance relationships among staff, pupils and parents, and to support the emotional health and well-being of all members of the school community. Strategies include preventative methods, provision for the individual needs of pupils and peer support, emotional literacy and restorative practice.

The authors also provide guidance on how to create a shared understanding of school violence, how to prepare for change and how to carry out an effective needs analysis in order to successfully address the issue.

This book is essential for practitioners, students in education and school management as well as local educational advisors.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781412934404
9781412934398
eBook ISBN
9781446232224
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Tables, Boxes and Case Studies
  6. List of Activities, Activity Handouts and Figures
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Understanding School Violence
  10. 3 Working with the Whole-School Community
  11. 4 Preparing for Change
  12. 5 Conducting a Needs Analysis
  13. 6 Children Helping Children Through Peer Support
  14. 7 Emotional Literacy in Schools
  15. 8 Restorative Practice
  16. 9 The Support Group Method
  17. 10 Whole-school Community Checklist: Promoting A Safe School Environment
  18. References
  19. Index

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