Preventing Violence in Rural Schools: A Sampling of the Responses of School Superintendents in Southern Georgia.

Ballard, Chet; McCoy, Dawn

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ERIC Number: EJ536443

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Preventing Violence in Rural Schools: A Sampling of the Responses of School Superintendents in Southern Georgia.

Ballard, Chet; McCoy, Dawn

Small Town, v27 n1 p12-17 Jul-Aug 1996

Reviews the history of school violence and explores probable reasons for its increase, particularly in rural areas. Among 20 rural school superintendents interviewed in southern Georgia, over half believed that school violence was increasing, and many reported using technology and additional programming to deter school violence. (LP)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Law Enforcement, Rural Schools, School Culture, School Policy, School Security, Social Problems, Superintendents, Violence

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Georgia

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