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School violence and globalisation
Eric DebarbieuxIn recent years, violence in schools has become a major preoccupation all over the world. This has led to a considerable increase in the number of public policies and programmes…
Tackling violence in schools: the role of UNESCO/Brazil
Jorge WertheinViolence is still an alarming issue in Brazil, a country profoundly affected by social inequality. Since 1997, studies from UNESCO in Brazil have highlighted this worrying…
Responding to exclusion from school in England
Carol HaydenThis paper focuses on the issue of exclusion from school in England. Exclusion from school is seen as indicative of behaviour that teachers find unacceptable within school, as…
What Galileo knew: School violence, research, effective practices and teacher training
Égide RoyerAs a researcher and educator, the author analyses the existing gap between the available knowledge on aggressive behaviours and violence in schools and the limited integration of…
School violence and the professional socialisation of teachers: The lessons of comparatism
Catherine BlayaSchool safety and a positive school social climate have become one of the main concerns of the education systems in England and France in recent years. Teachers complain about a…
Students’ antisocial and aggressive behavior: development and prediction
Laurier FortinStudents’ antisocial behavior can often lead to violence in school. Longitudinal studies pertaining to antisocial behavior have contributed considerably to the development of…
Regulating safe school communities: being responsive and restorative
Brenda E. MorrisonThis paper will introduce a whole‐school approach to regulating safe school communities, based on principles of restorative justice. The idea is to move beyond regulatory…
Guidelines for responding to student threats of violence
Dewey G. CornellA series of highly publicized school shootings in the USA generated the misperception of an epidemic of school violence. Fears of school violence stimulated an ill‐advised…
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- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson