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Kahn, Arnold S.; Jackson, Jennifer; Kully, Christine; Badger, Kelly; Halvorsen, Jessica – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Past research had found that one-half or more of all women who have had an experience that might meet the definition of rape do not label themselves rape victims. The present study examined the actual rape experiences of 33 women who labeled their assault experience as rape and 56 women who did not label their assault experience as rape through…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Emotional Response, Sexual Abuse
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Mitchell, Claudia; Stuart, Jean; Moletsane, Relebohile; Nkwanyana, Callistus Bheka – McGill Journal of Education, 2006
In this article, we draw on the example of the Friday Absenteeism Project, a photo voice project with sixth grade learners in a rural KwaZulu-Natal school, to interrogate the nature of participatory process and cultural production. In so doing, we explore a number of critical issues related to youth participation, including ethics, citizenship and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Social Change, Ethics, Democracy
Boland, Pat, Ed. – 1995
Violence is a part of daily life in the United States, which leads the world in homicides, rapes, and assaults. Violence is also part of the daily reality for many children in today's society, both at home and in school. The school system can be a key intervention point in providing students with the information necessary to understand and prevent…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Standards, Crime, Crime Prevention
Quarles, Chester L. – 1993
This book discusses personal safety issues of concern to teachers, offers common sense rules, and provides information about crime and violence. Chapter 1, "Recognizing the Problem," discusses characteristics of violent schools, myths about school crime, teachers' right to know, denial and under-reporting, and discovering problem sources. Chapter…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Korn, Jessica S. – 1993
This study examined the prevalence and impact of student attitudes tolerant toward or supportive of sexual aggression including date rape on college campuses. Data for the study come from the 1985 and 1989 Freshman Surveys involving a total of 89,070 male and female college students. Among the findings were the following: (1) students who oppose…
Descriptors: Acquaintance Rape, Aggression, Attitude Measures, College Environment
DeWitt, Robert C. – 1989
Pennsylvania State University Beaver Campus developed crisis guidelines and a formal working relationship with a local community mental health center in order to be able to deal with on-campus crises and their followup. The guidelines provide each employee with a single, easy-to-follow document that outlines the decision making process to be…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, College Students, Counseling, Crisis Intervention
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Renton, WA. – 1995
Eight separate brochures, presented here in English versions, but also available in six additional languages (Cambodian, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese), are designed to provide parents, adolescents, and children with information about sexual assault, self-protection, and healthy interpersonal relationships. Each brochure…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Caregiver Role, Caregivers
Barbalich, Andrea – Currents, 1995
Nine campus public relations professionals offer solutions and strategies to address three campus communication dilemmas: (1) display of a controversial student photograph; (2) a state budget scare; and (3) a rape on campus. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment, Communication Problems
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Larson, Pat; Ryan, Roxann – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Discusses rape issues and contends that education about it should be provided at all grade levels. Presents a lesson in which students distinguish between facts and myths of rape and identify situations in which the legal definition of rape is met. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Class Activities, Dating (Social), Educational Environment
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Steinberg, Terry Nicole – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
This article first, analyzes the growing problem of campus rape; second, evaluates some college rape reduction programs; third, uses case law to demonstrate that rape should be considered sex discrimination under Title IX; and, fourth, suggests an amendment to Title IX, defining rape as sex discrimination. Appropriate implementation measures by…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Environment, College Role
Kelley, R. Mark; Ball, Marcia; Cerullo, Jennie; Trunova, Elena – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2004
For several years, HIV infection has increasing rapidly in Eastern Europe and Russia (UNAIDS, 2000, 2003). The purpose of the study was to investigate the HIV and STD knowledge, sexual behaviors and drug taking behaviors of adolescents in southern Russia. The instrument was compiled by the authors, professionally translated, and pilot tested. Most…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
Ensminger, David – 1991
This training manual, intended for use by college students to learn peer counseling techniques, contains four sections. The first section provides an introduction to peer counseling. Effective therapeutic communication, solving a problem, basic counseling techniques, communicating styles, and the limitations of peer counseling are discussed. The…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Counseling Techniques, Dating (Social)
Mulhern, Sherrill – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1990
The Chulupi Indians of Paraguay use a humorous tale containing an incest sequence to transmit information and approved social attitudes toward incest to members of their culture. Accounts of incestuous rape need to be included in United States prevention programs to deter this destructive form of child sexual abuse. (JDD)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Child Abuse
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Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.; Ajuwon, Ademola J.; Osungbade, Kayode O. – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: This intervention project targeted one vulnerable group, female apprentices in Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple interventions aimed at preventing violence against women (VAW). Design/methodology/approach: A baseline survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 350 young women recruited from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females
Specktor, Peggy; Stafford, Rick, Ed. – 1988
The Minnesota Program for Victims of Sexual Assault conducted a 9-month training program for racial minority human service professionals from September 1983 through May 1984. The objectives of the project were to improve the identification, intervention, and treatment of sexual assault victims and their families. The project targeted Blacks,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Children, Community Organizations
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