Overview

Violence in schools is a pervasive, highly emotive and, above all, global problem. Bullying and its negative social consequences are of perennial concern, while the media regularly highlights incidences of violent assault - and even murder - occurring within schools. This text brings together accounts of the school violence situation in each EU nation.

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Author:   Peter K Smith (University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780415278232

ISBN 10:   0415278236
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   17 October 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Violence in schools, K. Smith Peter; Part I Central Europe; Chapter 2 Tackling violence in schools, Eric Debarbieux, Catherine Blaya, Daniel Vidal; Chapter 3 Tackling violence in schools, Inge Huybregts, Nicole Vettenburg, Monique D’Aes; Chapter 4 Luxembourg, Georges Steffgen, Claire Russon; Chapter 5 From combating bullying and violence to fostering prosocial behaviour, Carolien Bongers, Frits Prior, Guido Walraven; Chapter 6 The Austrian situation, Moira Atria, Christiane Spiel; Chapter 7 Germany, Mechthild Schäfer, Stefan Korn; Part II Mediterranean countries; Chapter 8 Portugal, Jo ão Sebasti ão, Joana Campos, Ana Tomás de Almeida; Chapter 9 Working together to prevent school violence, Ortega Rosario, Del Rey Rosario, Fernández Isabel; Chapter 10 A multifaceted reality, Ersilia Menesini, Rossella Modiano; Chapter 11 Tackling violence in schools, Anastasia Houndoumadi, Lena Pateraki, Maria Doanidou; Part III Scandinavia; Chapter 12 Tackling violence in schools, Björkqvist Kaj, Jansson Viktoria; Chapter 13 ‘Taking back adult control’, Roland Erling, Bjørnsen Gaute, Mandt Gunnar; Chapter 14 Tackling violence in schools, Svensson Robert; Denmark, Ebbe Ebbesen, Niels-Jørgen Jensen; Tackling violence in schools, Ragnar F. Ólafsson, Sólveig Norðfjörð; Part IV United Kingdom and Ireland; Chapter 17 School violence in the United Kingdom, Helen Cowie, Dawn Jennifer, Sonia Sharp; Chapter 18 Tackling violence in schools, Mona O’Moore, Stephen Minton; Part V Commentaries; Chapter 19 Violence in schools, Phillip T. Slee; Chapter 20 Violence in schools, Rami Benbenishty, Ron Avi Astor; Chapter 21 The complexity of school violence, John Devine, Hal A. Lawson;

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Peter K. Smith is Professor and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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