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Osterman, Karen F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Discusses four strategies for preventing school violence based on analysis of over 150 research studies: Do not tolerate student-to-student harassment in the school and classroom, promote a culture of tolerance and acceptance, reach out to students who are a little different, and provide opportunities for students to get to know each other. (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Relationship, Prevention, Violence
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Lester, David – Adolescence, 1989
Describes suicide in 17-year-old boy. Uses extracts from interview with his mother to illustrate his violent behavior, delinquency, relationships with family and peers, efforts to seek treatment, and clues he gave to his impending suicide. His lifestyle and subsequent suicidal behavior are related to his middle-born sibling position. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Order, Case Studies, Delinquency
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Eron, Leonard D. – American Psychologist, 1982
Reviews findings of two longitudinal studies on development of aggression. Observes that the process by which children learn violence from television is circular: i.e., aggressive children are unpopular and consequently spend less time with peers and more time watching television, which in turn, assures them that aggressive behavior is…
Descriptors: Aggression, Children, Literature Reviews, Parent Child Relationship
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Hoover, John; Hazler, Richard J. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1991
Presents issues and current information available on the topic of bullying in the United States to inform professionals on the phenomenon of bullying and how it is related to individual student and school climate issues. Critical research issues are outlined as are recommendations for potential professional response to the problem. (NB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
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Weinhold, Barry K. – Teacher Educator, 2000
Discusses reasons for school violence, examining critical aspects of the culture of school violence (a dominator value system that supports violence, overemphasis on negativity, and pervasiveness of bullying). The paper describes differences between bullying and normal peer conflict and notes short- and long-term effects of bullying.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Counselors, Cultural Awareness
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Braten, Stein – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Hypothesizes regarding factors that enhance prosociality in children, implying that the quality of childrearing and early companionship have profound impact on toddlers' social behavior. Discusses observation space versus companion space, prosocial behavior across cultures, when toddlers abuse, and the implications of a circular reenactment of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Child Welfare