Nicholas D. Young, Christine N. Michael, Jennifer A. Smolinski

Securing the Schoolyard (eBook, ePUB)

Protocols that Promote Safety and Positive Student Behaviors

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book was written as a resource guide for educational and mental health professionals and policymakers, as well as families and communities seeking to develop programming to reduce school violence and promote safe, engaging, and effective schools. This book explores the growing crisis in school safety and security through the lens of the roles that mental health and student and community well-being play in creating environments that are resistant to violent and antisocial behavior. The book gives practical information and research on school, classroom or community applications, the latest trends and issues in the field, and best practices for promoting student health and well-being. It also covers violence prevention measures and protocols to follow in crisis intervention situations. Issues of culture, gender and society are specifically addressed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475848526
• Artikelnr.: 56814015

Autorenporträt

Nicholas D. Young, PhD, EdD has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 30 years, serving as a teacher, principal, counselor, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Young holds several graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in educational psychology. Dr. Young has written extensively in the fields of education, counseling, and psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgement
Preface
Chapter 1: From Grade School to Guns: The History of Violence in American
Schools
Chapter 2: Actions Around the World: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Student
Safety
Chapter 3: Bad Behavior in School and Cyberspace: Bullying and its Role in
School Violence
Chapter 4: What We See is What We Get: The Role of Society and the Media in
School Violence
Chapter 5: Protocols that Protect: Successful Systems to Ensure School
Safety
Chapter 6: All are Invited: Addressing the Needs of Marginalized Student
Populations
Chapter 7: Strong Partners in Prevention: School-Community-Police Relations
References
About the Authors