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Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education. Interpersonal Violence
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Marine, Susan, Ed.; Lewis, Ruth, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2020
In the midst of unprecedented attention to gender based violence (GBV), prompted in part by the #MeToo movement, "Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education" provides a groundbreaking analysis of higher education culture and how it can be transformed to eradicate GBV. This book builds…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Gender Bias, School Culture, College Environment
Educations in Ethnic Violence: Identity, Educational Bubbles, and Resource Mobilization
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Lange, Matthew – Cambridge University Press, 2011
In "Educations in Ethnic Violence", Matthew Lange explores the effects education has on ethnic violence. Lange contradicts the widely-held belief that education promotes peace and tolerance. Rather, Lange finds that education commonly contributes to aggression, especially in environments with ethnic divisions, limited resources, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Politics of Education, Violence
Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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Baksh, Rawwida, Ed.; Munro, Tanyss, Ed. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2009
This book includes a range of community peacebuilding experiences from across the Commonwealth that have been applying open and distance learning (ODL) approaches. The case studies offer insights into the challenges as well as the kinds of interventions that have worked and how they can be built upon. They show that ODL can be an effective and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Distance Education, Conflict Resolution, Childrens Rights
Teen Violence: A Global View. A World View of Social Issues.
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Summers, Randal W., Ed. – 2001
Teen violence in 14 countries is examined to provide greater understanding of teen violence in the United States. An introduction provides an overview of similarities and differences in teen violence in the selected localities. Each chapter begins with a profile of the country and an overview of the impact of the problem, including basic policies,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Too Scared To Learn: Women, Violence, and Education.
Horsman, Jenny – 1999
Based on research with literacy learners, instructors, and practicing therapists, this book re-examines learning through a lens focused on the prevalence of and effects of violence in women's lives. Section 1, "Canaries in the Mine," highlights a shift away from seeing those who have experienced violence as damaged and towards…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Anxiety
Harm's Way: The Many Faces of Violence and Abuse against Persons with Disabilities.
Roeher Inst., North York (Ontario). – 1995
The information in this book came from a Canadian survey of people with disabilities, along with interviews and focus group discussions with service providers, police, advocates, and family members (total n=120) and a review of the literature, case law, and statutes. The study focused on violent or abusive circumstances experienced by individuals…
Descriptors: Accountability, Battered Women, Change Strategies, Child Abuse