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Algozzine, Bob; McGee, Jennifer R. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2011
The purpose of this study was to document and compare rates of reported and perceived crime and violence within schools. With highly publicized acts of school violence prevalent in the minds of the American public, there is a perception that schools are unsafe. Reports of school crime and violence from teachers, administrators, and students differ…
Descriptors: Violence, Crime, Middle Schools, High Schools
Lowry, Earlena Chavis; Lowery, Jo Ann Chavis; Adams-Aburime, Tony – 2001
A study examined student perceptions of the school environment in a small, rural high school in southeastern North Carolina. Surveys returned by 417 students in grades 9-12 suggested that the presence of gangs and unsafe or hidden areas were not major problems. The fact that 46 percent indicated that vandalism was a problem suggests that vandalism…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, High School Students