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Mayer, Matthew J.; Astor, Ron Avi – Preventing School Failure, 2023
School violence, and particularly, school shootings, remain a serious concern among parents, community members, educators, and governmental leadership at the local, state, and national levels. While school shootings periodically dominate media coverage of school safety issues, schools are among the safest places for students in the community. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, School Safety, Juvenile Gangs
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Kelmendi, Kaltrina; Arënliu, Aliriza; Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi; Hyseni Duraku, Zamira; Konjufca, Jon – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Most of the existing literature and evidence on school violence and victimization comes from high-income countries, and there is a lack of evidence on developing countries. This study examines the prevalence of student victimization and its association with individual, family, and school-related correlates, focusing on the representative sample…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Victims, Bullying, Weapons
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Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi – Journal of School Violence, 2021
This study assessed the prevalence of weapon-related behaviors and experiences in secondary schools in California, their intercorrelations, and predictors at the individual and school levels. This study is based on a representative sample of 889,726 secondary school students in California based on the California Healthy Kids Survey. Prevalence…
Descriptors: Weapons, Secondary School Students, Correlation, Predictor Variables
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Capp, Gordon; Astor, Ron Avi; Gilreath, Tamika D. – Journal of School Violence, 2021
Improving school climate remains a priority for improving academic achievement and social emotional learning, and for reducing violence and promoting safe schools. This study examined staff member experiences of school climate with the goal of identifying the quality of climate (negative or positive) that staff experience and how certain…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Social Emotional Learning, School Personnel
McMahon, Susan Dvorak; Anderman, Eric M.; Astor, Ron Avi; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Martinez, Andrew; Reddy, Linda A.; Worrell, Frank C. – American Psychological Association, 2022
Current and future decisions to leave the field of education affect the quality of schools and the next generations of learners, teachers and school leaders in the nation. Physical and verbal violence directed against teachers may be exacerbating reports of high stress, transfers and leaving the profession. This technical report outlines key…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Violence, Teaching Conditions
McMahon, Susan D.; Anderman, Eric M.; Astor, Ron Avi; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Martinez, Andrew; Reddy, Linda A.; Worrell, Frank C. – American Psychological Association, 2022
The US is experiencing trends of dramatic employee turnover in our nation's schools. Current and future decisions to leave the field of education affect the quality of our schools and the next generations of learners, educators, and school leaders in the nation. Physical and verbal violence directed against educators may be exacerbating reports of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Violence, Teaching Conditions