How Safe Is a School? An Exploratory Study Comparing Measures and Perceptions of Safety

Autor:	Lysbeth Floden, Kris Bosworth, Diley Hernandez
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	government.form_of_government education Exploratory research Law enforcement Qualitative property Possession (law) behavioral disciplines and activities Focus group Grounded theory Education Intimidation government Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Psychology Social psychology Incident report
Zdroj:	Journal of School Violence. 9:357-374
ISSN:	1538-8239 1538-8220
Popis:	This exploratory study investigates the relation between incident reports to local law enforcement, and students' and teachers' perceptions of school safety. Using a combination of grounded theory and statistics, we compared quantitative data collected from law enforcement agencies with qualitative data provided by students and teachers during focus groups. Findings show that incidents of serious violence and attacks, minor violence, and other school-related crime, in that order, constituted the most frequently reported incidents. Infrequently reported events included intimidation and bullying, and weapon and alcohol possession. In some cases, even though both students and teachers had similar perceptions of safety, their perceptions did not necessarily match the frequency of official incident reports.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::ef8f84ee62e29eb869d53746263ba736 https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2010.508133 Zobrazit plný text záznamu