ERIC Number: EJ975200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
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Improving Interactions: The Effects of Implementing the Fight-Free Schools Violence Prevention Program
Fahsl, Allison J.; Luce, Amanda E.
Preventing School Failure, v56 n4 p214-218 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Fight-Free Schools violence prevention process had an effect on the frequency of aggressive acts of elementary school students. Participants included approximately 600 students ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade in a suburban school in the Midwestern United States. Data were collected over a 2-year period on the frequency and type of aggressive acts committed during the school day. Year 1 baseline was compared to data from Year 2 to determine whether any differences existed after Fight-Free Schools was implemented. Results indicated a 60% decrease in the overall number of aggressive acts from Year 1 to Year 2. In addition, there were decreases in each specific type of aggressive act that ranged from 25% to 84%. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Suburban Schools, Prevention, Aggression, Educational Environment, Violence, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior, Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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