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Dahl, Patricia P.; Bonham, Gene, Jr.; Reddington, Frances P. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This exploratory research surveyed faculty who instruct in community colleges from 18 states about their attitudes toward the concealed carry gun policies that allow appropriately licensed citizens to carry a handgun in public places such as college campuses. Building upon previous research involving 4-year institutions, we surveyed 1,889…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Weapons
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Obeng, Cecilia – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Gun-related injuries and deaths among children occur at disproportionately high rates in the United States. Children who live in homes with guns are the most likely victims. This study describes teachers' views on whether gun safety should be taught to children in the preschool and elementary years. Methods: A total of 150 survey…
Descriptors: Weapons, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Fallahi, Carolyn R.; Austad, Carol Shaw; Fallon, Marianne; Leishman, Lisa – Journal of School Violence, 2009
The recent shootings at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) shocked the nation and brought violence on college campuses to the forefront of the nation's attention. We surveyed college students and faculty/staff three weeks after the incident about their perceptions of the Virginia Tech shooting, subsequent media exposure, and school…
Descriptors: Campuses, Violence, School Safety, Mental Disorders