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Download full textMassey, Oliver T.; Telleen, Sharon; Kim, Young O. Rhee; Stewart-Nava, Helen; Maher, Susan; Boroughs, Michael; Henson, Kelli S.; Armstrong, Kathleen H.; Santoro, Gina; Perry, Angela – 2002
This document is comprised of summaries of six papers presented at a symposium on the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, a federal grant to school districts intended to promote health and safety in schools and communities. The Initiative was designed to confront school violence, safety, and mental health needs through the provision of a…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Grants, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies
Massey, Oliver T.; Armstrong, Kathleen; Lattimore, Pamela; Boroughs, Michael; Tucker, Joan; Santoro, Gina – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of two studies that investigated the effectiveness of the Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative (SS/HSI), a federal grant program designed to promote healthy childhood development and prevent violence and substance abuse. The first study, titled "Results of a Longitudinal Study of Disciplinary Referrals…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) periodically to monitor the extent to which school health policies and practices are addressing the leading causes of death, illness, and social problems among young people and adults. SHPPS 2006 assessed the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Health Education, Prevention, Educational Environment
Munoz, Marco A. – 2002
Second Step, a research-based violence prevention program for kindergarten through middle school aged children, was implemented in several Jefferson County Public Schools. The objective of Second Step is to increase children's ability to identify with how others are feeling, take others' perspectives, and respond empathetically while decreasing…
Descriptors: Aggression, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedSprague, Jeffrey; Walker, Hill; Golly, Annemieke; White, Kathy; Myers, Dale R.; Shannon, Tad – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
The implementation of a school-wide discipline plan based on the Effective Behavior Support model in nine elementary and middle schools, in addition to the Second Step violence prevention curriculum, resulted in reductions of discipline referrals, improved social skill knowledge, improved school operations, and motivation to continue with the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy
Lyons, James E.; Algozzine, Bob – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2006
Calls for accountability in America's schools have created increased responsibilities for educational leaders. In this article, we describe and discuss a study of elementary, middle, and high school principals' perceptions of the state-wide educational accountability program in North Carolina. The respondents indicated that the state's…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Sanctions, School Safety, Federal Legislation
Gronlund, Laurie E., Ed. – 1993
This document consists of 39 ERIC Digests, which are two-page research syntheses written by each of the 16 Clearinghouses that form the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) System. The digests describe issues, exemplary programs and promising practices, and research results related to the National Education Goals, a framework for action…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Minke, Kathleen M., Ed.; Bear, George C., Ed. – 2000
This book discusses the prevention of problems and the promotion of success for school children today. Chapters include: (1) "Preventing Aggression and Violence" (George G. Bear, Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Michael J. Furlong, and Sabrina Rhee); (2) "Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Children" (Joseph E. Zins, Maurice J. Elias, Mark T.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aggression, Children
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (NJ1), 2005
Based on a three-year study funded by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) in the U.S. Department of Education, "Safe and Sound" is a comprehensive and inclusive guide for social and emotional learning (SEL) programming. The guide provides a road map for schools and districts that are launching or adding social, emotional,…
Descriptors: School Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Standards
Knowles, Cynthia R. – 2001
This book helps educators produce assessments of their schools' drug and violence prevention programs. It contains over 30 separate resources that can be adapted to specific evaluations (e.g., sample youth and adult participant feedback sheets, sample classroom observation sheets and teacher implementation logs, sample en-route participant…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPowell, Kenneth E.; And Others – Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 1996
Examines nine school-based peer mediation and conflict resolution projects supported by state health departments in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, and North Carolina, noting project differences regarding targeted students, project consultants, teacher and student training, mediation format, teaching methods/curriculum content, complementary…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication
Lantieri, Linda; Patti, Janet – 1996
The Resolving Conflicts Creatively Program (RCCP) described in this book asserts that schools must educate the child's heart as well as the mind. RCCP began in 1985 as a joint initiative of Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area and the New York City Board of Education. The program started in 3 schools in New York City and has…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)
Echelbarger, Sally; Holler, Marcus; Kelty, Linda C.; Rivera, Matthew E.; Schliesman, Gina M.; Trojanowski, Trina M. – 1999
This project evaluated the effectiveness of school safety interventions to improve student interpersonal relationships and academic achievement. The targeted population consisted of middle school students in a growing, middle class community located in central southeastern Iowa. The issues of school safety were documented by means of student and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
Silvia, E. Suyapa; Thorne, Judy; Tashjian, Christene A. – 1997
Establishing school-based drug prevention programs was the aim of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA). A summary of the findings of a longitudinal study of DFSCA is presented in this report. Revitalized in 1995 as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA), the Act's scope was extended to include prevention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Children, Drinking
Reuter, Peter; Timpane, P. Michael – 2001
Critics of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) point to both structural and substantive failures to explain the program's ineffectiveness. Moves toward reauthorization in Congress create the opportunity to consider needed reforms. Reform options should target those students most in need, ensure effective implementation,…
Descriptors: Drug Legislation, Drug Use, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
