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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
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Astor, Ron Avi; Behre, William J. – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
A study compared moral reasoning patterns of 17 violent children (ages 10-13) with emotional and behavioral disorders and their aggressive parents to matched controls. When presented with family and peer violence scenarios, the violent children and parents referred more to rules prohibiting provocation rather than to rules prohibiting physical…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Children, Cognitive Processes