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Peer reviewedEscobar-Chaves, S. Liliana; Tortolero, Susan R.; Markham, Christine; Kelder, Steve H.; Kapadia, Asha – Journal of School Health, 2002
Examined violent behavior and aggression among youth attending 10 urban alternative schools in Texas. Student surveys indicated that aggression significantly related to fighting and weapon carrying. The prevalence of violent behavior was lower among these nontraditional students than among students from the 1998 national alternative Youth Risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Nontraditional Education, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHill, Susan C.; Drolet, Judy C. – Journal of School Health, 1999
Determined predictors of and prevalence rates for U.S. high school students who carried weapons, were threatened or injured with weapons, or were involved in fighting on school property from 1993 to 1995. Youth Risk Behavior Survey data indicated that gender, race, and grade predicted school-related violence. Males, minorities, and younger…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Health, High School Students
