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School Social Workers and School Violence: Personal Safety, Training, and Violence Programs.
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Astor, Ron Avi; Behre, William J.; Wallace, John M.; Fravil, Kimberly A. – Social Work, 1998
Findings relating to school social workers (N=1,200) from a national survey on school violence are presented. Concerns for personal safety and their effects on programs, services and programs in schools, training needs, and social workers' involvement with violence intervention are discussed. Strategies for prevention of school-based violence are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fear, Intervention, Prevention
Perceptions of School Violence as a Problem and Reports of Violent Events: A National Survey of School Social Workers.
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Astor, Ron Avi; Behre, William J.; Fravil, Kimberly A.; Wallace, John M. – Social Work, 1997
Used a national survey (N=1,200) to explore social workers' perceptions of school violence. Results suggest that solitary incidents did not convince social workers that violence is a serious problem. Perceptions of a serious problem depended on the presence of multiple types of violence and the school's community setting. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Children, Elementary Secondary Education