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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS), 2022
Our nation's postsecondary institutions are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for the students, faculty, and staff who live, work, and study on campus. Planning for emergencies may be challenging for institutions of higher education (IHEs) because of geography, environment, governance, around-the clock-operations, and…
Descriptors: School Safety, School Security, Emergency Programs, Violence
Shahidullah, Jeffrey D.; Krishnan, Ankita – Communique, 2022
The consequences of the tragic school shooting on May 24, 2022 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas will reverberate for decades to come. Trauma on this level affects the survivors and bystanders who directly witnessed tragedy unfold on the school campus, families, friends, and first responders, as well as entire communities and onlookers…
Descriptors: Trauma, School Violence, Weapons, Crisis Management
Christopher S. Wolfson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study is to explore the perception of middle school parents regarding the efficacy and effects of multi-option response drills that are conducted in schools with the intent to improve readiness for a critical shooting incident. Participants were parents of current middle school students who have…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, School Safety, Drills (Practice), Program Effectiveness
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McCuddy, Timothy; Shamserad, Faraneh; Esbensen, Finn-Aage – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Arming teachers remains a divisive issue in the United States. Since one goal of this policy is to improve perceptions of safety, it is important to understand how arming teachers impacts students. Using survey data from six Midwestern school districts, we apply Ferraro's risk assessment model to explore how individual and school conditions impact…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Violence, Educational Environment, Weapons
Danielle Nicole Lindo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As many American teachers have or will experience unsafe working conditions (McMahon et al., 2014), it is critical to understand the role real or potential violence can play in shaping teachers' perceptions and experiences of their work. This study affirmed the critical need for researchers to understand teacher perceptions of workplace gun…
Descriptors: School Violence, Weapons, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions
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Nathan R. Prestopnik – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
"Ghosts of the Argonne" is an interactive virtual reality (VR) recreation of the World War 1 (WW1) M1897 "French 75" field artillery gun, intended to teach learners about WW1 and its impact on the world, the role of artillery and artillerymen in this war, and the stories of real soldiers who served. The "Ghosts of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Simulation, History Instruction
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Doss, Daniel Adrian; McElreath, David Hughes; Gokaraju, Balakrishna; Mallory, Stephen L.; Tesiero, Raymond; Taylor, Linda; Hong, Qiuqi; Jones, Don; McElreath, Leisa Stuart; Parker, McKenzie – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2020
This study examined differences in reported campus criminality on selected community college campuses in the years between 2005 and 2016 representing the years preceding and succeeding the implementation of Mississippi's 2011 concealed carry legislation. Each campus included in this study is a public-funded community college in Mississippi. Using…
Descriptors: Crime, Community Colleges, College Environment, Weapons
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Harvey, Alistair J.; Shrimpton, Braden; Azzopardi, Zoe; O'Grady, Katherine; Hicks, Emily; Hirst, Emily; Atkinson-Cox, Keenan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
In this quasi-experimental field study, bar drinkers (0.00-0.23% blood alcohol content) viewed a photographic sequence in which a male took a laptop from a helpdesk assistant, either on loan or at gunpoint. Following a brief retention period, participants answered 20 multiple-choice questions about the male, his actions, and details of the scene,…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Weapons, Crime
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Weiler, Spencer C.; Skousen, Jacob D.; Kopanke, Jason; Cornelius, Luke – Journal of School Violence, 2021
The issue of school safety is of paramount concern but what is lacking is clarity on the best course of action aimed at bolstering safety in public schools. We sought to answer the following research questions: What topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? What outlying policy topics are addressed in school board…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, Weapons, School Districts
Matthew Maurice Bess – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Nearly every school year there is another mass shooting or tragic violent act that is being reported by news stations throughout the United States. Every time this occurs our community members, educational leaders, teachers and politicians vow to stop these heinous acts of violence. Recently, there have been programs developed at the state level…
Descriptors: Public Education, School Safety, School Security, School Personnel
Carnelius D. Gilder – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Purpose: The overall purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine sworn police officer presence, activity, and types of weapons carried and policies that govern sworn police officers by school level. In the first study, the degree to which differences were present in sworn police officer presence (i.e., while students are arriving…
Descriptors: Police, Security Personnel, High Schools, Middle Schools
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Kevser Tozduman Yarali – Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2025
Digital games are among the most common reasons children use the internet, and the time children spend playing digital games is increasing day by day. This research aims to identify the characteristics of the digital games most preferred by children, while also examining their digital gaming habits. The study was conducted using a qualitative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Computer Games, Handheld Devices
Miller, Christopher James – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The story of a mass shooting occurring on the place of school seems to be a common one in contemporary American cultural narrative. One of the more controversial solutions offered within this narrative is allowing citizens to protect themselves through the practice of conceal and carry. The practice of legally allowing individuals to conceal and…
Descriptors: Weapons, School Violence, Drama, Public Policy
Douglas Kellner – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024
Douglas Kellner's "Re-Visioning Education: Cultural Studies, Critical Media and Digital Literacies, and Democracy" provides a comprehensive account of his critical theory of education that combines his work in philosophy of education, cultural studies, and media and digital literacies aimed at a critical theory of education and radical…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Inclusion
Jaime Anne Dubei – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This case study explored the impacts of school shootings on K-12 school principals. Eleven school principals and assistant principals from rural, suburban, and urban areas in all regions of the United States were interviewed. The study answered two research questions: What impact do school shootings have on school principals? and What do…
Descriptors: School Violence, Weapons, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
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