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Implementation of a School Districtwide Grassroots Antibullying Initiative: A School Staff and Parent-Focused Evaluation of Because Nice Matters
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De Pedro, Kris Tunac; Pineda, Diana; Capp, Gordon; Moore, Hadass; Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi – Children & Schools, 2017
Military-connected youths experience stressful life events, including deployments and multiple school transitions, that make them vulnerable to bullying. Social workers have highlighted the power of grassroots school community initiatives that address risk issues among youths while empowering the community (see http://www.thecommunityguide.org).…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Districts, Foreign Countries, School Community Relationship
Associations among Self-Reported School Violence, Military Connection, and Gang Membership in Secondary Schools in California
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Estrada, Joey Nuñez; Gilreath, Tamika; Yadira, Cathia; Astor, Ron Avi – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
It is possible that multiple moves and deployments of family service members are associated with military-connected students' gang membership and involvement with school violence behaviors. In this study, 13,484 students completed modules of the California Healthy Kids Survey. Logistic regressions examined the odds of a student being a member of a…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Violence, Intervention, Military Personnel
School Climate, Deployment, and Mental Health among Students in Military-Connected Schools
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De Pedro, Kris Tunac; Astor, Ron Avi; Gilreath, Tamika D.; Benbenishty, Rami; Berkowitz, Ruth – Youth & Society, 2018
Research has found that when compared with civilian students, military-connected students in the United States have more negative mental health outcomes, stemming from the stress of military life events (i.e., deployment). To date, studies on military-connected youth have not examined the role of protective factors within the school environment,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Mental Health, Military Personnel, Stress Variables