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Direct linkMayer, Matthew J.; Furlong, Michael J. – Educational Researcher, 2010
Schools are basically safe places for children. School violence and disruption, although in decline through the mid- to late 1990s, remains a concern. National surveys that inform research, policy, and practice have been designed for different purposes and can present conflicting findings. Common standards of risk and harm that could advance…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, School Safety, National Surveys, Violence
Furlong, Michael J.; Sharkey, Jill D.; Bates, Michael P.; Smith, Douglas C. – Journal of School Violence, 2004
This article explores psychometric characteristics of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS), one of the most widely used instruments to assess the prevalence of violent and other high-risk behaviors in secondary school settings. Response patterns were analyzed for a subset of 414 youths who indicated that they had carried a weapon to…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Incidence, Response Style (Tests)
Furlong, Michael J.; Greif, Jennifer L.; Bates, Michael P.; Whipple, Angela D.; Jimenez, Terese C.; Morrison, Richard – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Planning is essential to creating safe schools and it is required by the Federal No Child Left Behind legislation (U.S. Department of Education, 2004) and implemented via district local education action plans. The implementation of these plans involves continuous monitoring and reevaluation of information pertinent to each campus. As such, this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Safety, Psychometrics, Factor Structure
