Violence in Schools: Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Perspectives / Edition 1

by Florence Denmark, Uwe Gielen, Herbert H. Krauss, Elizabeth Midlarsky, R. Wesner

Overview

- Provide up-to-date knowledge about the nature of school violence, its etiology, epidemiology, and impact

- Analyzes school violence through a multicultural and international perspective

- The lead editor, Florence Denmark, is an internationally-recognized scholar and former APA president and a recipient of the 2004 Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement from the American Psychological Foundation (APF)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387231990
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	07/22/2005
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Violence in the Schools: An Introduction.- Conceptualizing Violence.- A History of Violence in the Schools.- Warning Signs: School Violence Prevention.- Developmental Aspects of School Violence.- Gender and Ethnicity Issues in School Violence.- Sexual Violence in the Schools.- A Transgenerational Persepective on Peace and Violence Prevention.- Bullying and Ijime in Japanese Schools: A Sociocultural Perspective.- A Perspective on Child Abuse in the Philippines: Looking at Institutional Factors.- Manifestations of Violence in Arab Schools and Procedures for Reducing It.- Violence in Schools - Australia.- Predicting School Violence.- Preventing Violence in Schools: Lessons from King and Gandhi.- What Can We Do About Violence?- Summary and Conclusion.