Influences on Authoritarian and Educational/Therapeutic Approaches to School Violence Prevention

Autor:	Amanda B. Nickerson, William H. Spears
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Authoritarianism Poison control Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease Suicide prevention Education Parent training medicine Philosophy of education Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Psychology Social psychology Autonomy Corporal punishment media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of School Violence. 6:3-31
ISSN:	1538-8239 1538-8220
DOI:	10.1300/j202v06n04_02
Popis:	This study examined the use of two philosophical approaches to school violence prevention and the factors that influence the use of specific strategies. School policies, programs, and discipline strategies assessed by the School Survey of Crime and Safety (SSOCS) were categorized as authoritarian (i.e., restrict student autonomy through punitive discipline and assume a policing function) or educational/ therapeutic (i.e., involve students, parents, and teachers in improving behavior and school climate). Based on responses of the 2,270 school principals who completed the SSOCS, findings revealed that large, urban schools used both authoritarian and therapeutic approaches, such as security, violence prevention programs, and parent training. Rural schools used authoritarian practices, such as corporal punishment and suspension without services, more often than schools in other locations. Schools serving low SES students were more likely to use security, random metal detector checks, and corporal pun...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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