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Author Cowie, Helen.

Title Managing violence in schools : a whole-school approach to best practice / Helen Cowie and Dawn Jennifer
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : PCP, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 144 pages) : illustrations, charts
Contents Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Boxes and Case studies; List of Activities, Activity Handouts and Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Understanding school violence; 3 Working with the whole-school community; 4 Preparing for change; 5 Conducting a needs analysis; 6 Children helping children through peer support; 7 Emotional literacy in schools; 8 Restorative practice; 9 The Support Group Method; 10 Whole-school community checklist: promoting a safe school environment; References; Index
Summary The exposure of children to violence at school is a major concern for educators everywhere and a frequent topic of discussion in the media. This timely text, written by experts in research, practice and training in the field, proposes a whole school approach to reduce the impact of violence on children's development, underpinned by recent research findings. The authors take into account: - the personal characteristics of perpetrators, victims, bystanders - the ethos of the school - the quality of the learning environment of the school - the links between the school and the community. The WSA c
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index
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Subject School violence -- Prevention
Self-help groups.
Youth -- Social networks
Self-Help Groups
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
School violence -- Prevention
Self-help groups
Youth -- Social networks
Gewalt
Prävention
Schule
Form Electronic book
Author Jennifer, Dawn.
ISBN 9781848607453
1848607458