School Violence Assessment: A Conceptual Framework, Instruments, and Methods

Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi; Estrada, Joey Nuñez

doi:10.1093/cs/30.2.71

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“…As the neighborhood is primarily white, the environment outside the school was an additional source of potential violence, both through racist acts as well as fear for their safety in the neighborhood. These two examples highlight the importance of examining how the neighborhood environment could be incorporated in school violence interventions and support the emerging emphasis of using an ecological lens to examine school violence 32–34 …”

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Prioritizing the School Environment in School Violence Prevention Efforts*

Johnson¹,

Burke²,

Gielen³

2011

Journal of School Health

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Prioritizing the School Environment in School Violence Prevention Efforts*

Johnson¹,

Burke²,

Gielen³

2011

Journal of School Health

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“…Furthermore, based on the ecological perspective, which considers schools as social systems, it is important to understand the perception of school social workers of school climate and the factors that influences such climate (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). This involves school staff, families, support groups, and other relevant groups, such as the students, the community, economic, political, and cultural factors (Benbenishty, Astor, & Estrada, 2008). The role of the school social worker in promoting a positive school climate can also be seen in collaboration with other entities within the society in order to improve the quality of the children's environment (Allen-Meares, Washington, Welsh, 2000).…”

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School Social Workers’ Perception of School Climate: An Ecological System Perspective

Soliman¹

2017

International Journal of School Social Work

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The focus of this study was on school social workers' perception of school climate and to determine the factors that contribute to positive environment within the school. Using the ecological framework, the study examined the views of 315 school social workers concerning the current social climate in the state of Illinois by using a number of standardized-i.e., School Survey Crime and Safety Principle-and composite subscales. Correlation analysis presented significant associations among the study variables. A path analysis model was developed; it included one dependent variable (School Climate) and 6 independent variables (Resources, Exposure, Communication, Measures, and Environmental Limitations)

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“…Benbenishty et al (2008) advocate such an assessment, which not only evaluates multiple systems levels, but involves the school, parents, and community members in assessing and developing a school safety program, or adopting or customizing an existing program. In addition, Astor et al (2005) provide descriptions of multiple school safety programs with aims consistent with the current findings.…”

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Students’ Perceptions of Unsafe Schools: An Ecological Systems Analysis

Hong

Eamon

2011

J Child Fam Stud

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In the aftermath of several school shooting incidents in recent years, students' perceptions of unsafe schools has been a major concern for parents, teachers, school officials, school practitioners, and policy-makers. Using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems framework, we examined the micro-, meso-, and exosystem level factors associated with perceptions of unsafe school environments in a nationally representative sample of 10-to 15-year-old youth in the United States. We found that for the sociodemographic characteristics, students who were older, male, and poor had increased risks of perceiving higher levels of unsafe school environments. Within the microsystem of the family, our results indicate that parent-youth discussions of school activities/events decreased the risk of students perceiving unsafe schools. All of the school environment variables-ease of making friends, teachers' involvement, observed weapon carrying, and school rule enforcement-were related in the expected direction to students' perceiving their schools as unsafe. At the mesosystem level, findings from our study demonstrate that variables measuring parental school involvement were unrelated to perceptions of school safety. Finally, at the exosystem level, we found that students' perceptions of residing in a safer neighborhood and residence in a noncentral city metropolitan area, compared with a central city, decreased the odds of perceiving school environments as unsafe. School policy and practice implications are discussed.

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School Violence Assessment: A Conceptual Framework, Instruments, and Methods

Cited by 14 publications

References 26 publications

Prioritizing the School Environment in School Violence Prevention Efforts*

Prioritizing the School Environment in School Violence Prevention Efforts*

School Social Workers’ Perception of School Climate: An Ecological System Perspective

Students’ Perceptions of Unsafe Schools: An Ecological Systems Analysis

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