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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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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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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
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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Mayer, Matthew J.; Astor, Ron Avi – Preventing School Failure, 2023
School violence, and particularly, school shootings, remain a serious concern among parents, community members, educators, and governmental leadership at the local, state, and national levels. While school shootings periodically dominate media coverage of school safety issues, schools are among the safest places for students in the community. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, School Safety, Juvenile Gangs
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Kelmendi, Kaltrina; Arënliu, Aliriza; Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi; Hyseni Duraku, Zamira; Konjufca, Jon – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Most of the existing literature and evidence on school violence and victimization comes from high-income countries, and there is a lack of evidence on developing countries. This study examines the prevalence of student victimization and its association with individual, family, and school-related correlates, focusing on the representative sample…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Victims, Bullying, Weapons
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Lohrmann, Elizabeth; Cooper, Carlie; Hooper, Skyler; Washington, Ashley; Williams-Sledge, Zakia – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2020
The 2017 Georgia House Bill 280 states that, with limited exceptions, a properly licensed handgun owner can Concealed Carry on Georgia's public college and university campuses. Since its inception and because of the recent history of mass shootings, much controversy surrounds this law. The infancy of and controversy behind this law calls for…
Descriptors: Weapons, Public Colleges, State Legislation, School Safety
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Lee, Nicole; Vladescu, Jason C.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Peterson, Kathryn M.; Giannakakos, Antonia R. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2019
Teaching individuals a safety response when they encounter a firearm may be one way to prevent accidental injuries or death. Previous researchers have used behavioral skills training (BST) with and without in situ training to teach individuals with and without disabilities to engage in a safety response in the presence of a firearm. However, few…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Weapons, Responses, Behavior Modification
Erwin, Ben – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Ensuring the safety and security of students is vital to creating a positive learning environment. Active shooter situations at postsecondary institutions resulted in about 150 casualties between 2000 and 2017. This prevalence of gun violence at postsecondary institutions, which is often viewed in the context of larger conversations around gun…
Descriptors: Weapons, State Policy, State Legislation, Postsecondary Education
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Wood, Brandon; Hampton, Eric – Journal of School Violence, 2022
Calls to weaponize teachers with guns as a means of enhanced school safety and protection against a school shooting have intensified in recent years. Arguments for and against arming teachers are relatively well-established, but a paucity of scholarly research exists regarding its effectiveness and whether teachers generally support carrying guns…
Descriptors: Weapons, Teacher Role, School Safety, Violence
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Highberger, James; Wang, Wenjin; Brittingham, Rochelle – Journal of School Violence, 2022
Scholars have explored ways in which school shooting events have impacted students' perception of safety. However, less is known on whether the effects of school shootings are stable across time and event. This study uses data collected through the Delaware School Survey before and after three school shootings, Columbine (1999), Virginia Tech…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Weapons, Student Attitudes
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