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Kadambi, Michaela A.; Truscott, Derek – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2008
Concept mapping (a combined qualitative/quantitative approach) was used to clarify and understand 72 Canadian professionals' experience of what they found to be traumatizing about their work with sexual violence survivors in community settings. A sample of 30 professionals providing community-based treatment to survivors of sexual violence sorted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Sexual Harassment, Violence
New Mexico Public Education Department, 2017
In compliance with the Indian Education Act (NMSA1976 Section 22), the purpose of the Tribal Education Status Report (TESR) is to inform stakeholders of the New Mexico Public Education Department's (PED) current initiatives specific to American Indian students and their educational progress. This report examines both the current conditions and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, American Indian Education, Educational Legislation, Public Education
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2008
This "Infofacts/Resources" describes the scope of the problem of sexual assault on campus, perpetrator characteristics and situational circumstances that may make assaults more likely to happen, and the role alcohol and other drugs, including rape-facilitating drugs, play in sexual assault. This publication also provides an overview of sexual…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Rape, Sexual Harassment
Daigle, Leah E.; Fisher, Bonnie S.; Cullen, Francis T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Little attention has been given to repeat violent and sexual victimization among college women. Using two national-level data sets, the authors find that a small proportion of college women experience a large proportion of violent and sexual victimizations. Women are more likely to experience repeat sexual victimization than repeat violence…
Descriptors: Females, Victims of Crime, Violence, College Students
Njue, Carolyne; Voeten, Helene; Ahlberg, Beth Maina – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
The disappearance of traditional sex education during rites of passage in African societies has left many youth uncertain of where to look for information. Against this backcloth, the objectives of this study were to identify knowledge gaps amongst adolescents in Kenya regarding sexuality, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. A thematic analysis was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Violence, Sex Education, Sexual Harassment
Aydin, Berna; Kartal, Mehtap; Midik, Ozlem; Buyukakkus, Alper – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
We aimed to determine the violence against general practitioners (GPs) through their suggestions on its cause and prevention. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on self-administered questionnaire answered by a convenience study population consisting of 522 GPs between November and December 2006. Of the participating GPs, 82.8%…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Prevention, Work Environment
Weist, Mark D.; Bryant, Yaphet U.; Dantzler, Joyce; Martin, Saran; D'Amico, Marie; Griffith, Brian; Gallun, Betsy – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify best practices in the implementation of school-based sexual violence prevention education. Design/methodology/approach: A three-phase plan was implemented to evaluate the Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention Project (SHAPP) in one state in the USA. First, a structured review of the prevention…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse
Davidson-Arad, Bilha; Benbenishty, Rami; Golan, Miriam – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Peer violence, peer sexual harassment and abuse, and staff abuse experienced by boys and girls in juvenile correctional facilities are compared with those experienced by peers in schools in the community. Responses of 360 youths in 20 gender-separated correctional facilities in Israel to a questionnaire tapping these forms of mistreatment were…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime
Hertzog, Jodie; Yeilding, Rosemary – College Student Journal, 2009
Despite national efforts to create awareness about acquaintance rape and substance- facilitated sexual assault on college campuses, little empirical research investigates whether college women are incorporating these messages into their social behavior. This exploratory study adds to the existing literature by investigating college women's…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Safety, Student Attitudes
Goodman, Melissa; Miller, Johanna; Noel, Kat; Yager, Alison; Santamaria-Schwartz, Rachel; Lok, Esther – New York Civil Liberties Union, 2012
Many public school districts across New York State provide sex-ed instruction that is inaccurate, incomplete and biased. This report examines sex-ed materials used during the 2009-2010 and 2010-11 school years from across New York State. Among the New York Civil Liberties Union's (NYCLU's) key findings: (1) Lessons on reproductive anatomy and…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Standards, Health Education, Sexuality
Wagman, Jennifer; Baumgartner, Joy Noel; Waszak Geary, Cindy; Nakyanjo, Neema; Ddaaki, William George; Serwadda, David; Gray, Ron; Nalugoda, Fred Kakaire; Wawer, Maria J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Limited data from low-income countries are available on the continuum of coercive experiences, the contexts in which they occur, and how adolescent women perceive and respond to coercion. This article presents results from focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with pregnant and never pregnant sexually active female adolescents, aged 15…
Descriptors: Females, Prevention, Focus Groups, Pregnancy
McMahon, Patricia Pasky – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The author introduces a template, the Model Policy for the Prevention and Response to Sexual Assault, to assist institutions of higher education to benchmark campus policy compliance with federal laws directed at sexual assault. The author presents a detailed review of policy criteria recommended by the National Institute of Justice.…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Federal Legislation
El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady; El-Wehady, Adel; Amr, Mostafa – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This self-report questionnaire study was carried out in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia to highlight the magnitude, predictors, and circumstances of workplace violence against primary health care (PHC) workers. A total of 1,091 workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. About 28% were exposed to at least one violent event during the past year.…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Primary Health Care, Patients
Kelty, Ryan; Kleykamp, Meredith; Segal, David R. – Future of Children, 2010
Ryan Kelty, Meredith Kleykamp, and David Segal examine the effect of military service on the transition to adulthood. They highlight changes since World War II in the role of the military in the lives of young adults, focusing especially on how the move from a conscription to an all-volunteer military has changed the way military service affects…
Descriptors: Military Service, Social Class, Females, Military Personnel
deLara, Ellen W. – Journal of School Violence, 2008
Bullying or harassment are a part of the everyday experience of many school children in the U.S. Bullying can take many forms and, while not acceptable, is considered almost inevitable. Despite exposure to various anti-bullying programs instituted in the schools, bullying persists and students must figure out how to deal with this phenomenon. This…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Bullying, Action Research, Prevention