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Improving the School Environment to Reduce School Violence: A Review of the Literature
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Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: School violence can impact the social, psychological, and physical well-being of both students and teachers and disrupt the learning process. This review focuses on a new area of research, the mechanisms by which the school environment determines the likelihood of school violence. Methods: A search for peer-reviewed articles was made…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Violence, Literature Reviews, Classification
The Diagnostic of Social Relationships in School.
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Petillon, Hanns – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
The most important components of social relationships between pupils are described and systemized. Then the scattered and diverse methods for assessing social relationships are described and analyzed. (PN)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
High School Order and Academic Achievement.
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Gaddy, Gary D. – American Journal of Education, 1988
Reviews research on the relationship between school order and academic achievement. Emphasizes the need to distinguish between order that is the product of coercion, and order that is the product of self-discipline. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Discipline
Schoolwide Approaches to Discipline. The Informed Educator Series.
Porch, Stephanie – 2002
Although there are no simple solutions for how to turn around a school with serious discipline problems, schoolwide approaches have been effective, according to this report. The report examines research on schoolwide approaches to discipline and discusses the characteristics of programs that promote a culture of safety and support, improved…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics, Discipline
Establishing and Monitoring a School and Classroom Climate That Promotes Desired Behavior and Academic Achievement. CASE/CCBD Mini-Library Series on Safe, Drug-Free, and Effective Schools.
Van Acker, Richard – 2002
This monograph explores the social context of the school and how this context influences, for better or worse, the academic and social behavior of students. It reviews how most student behavior serves a meaningful purpose for the student and how similar behaviors may serve distinctly different functions for various students. It also explores how…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems