Improving the School Environment to Reduce School Violence: A Review of the Literature

Autor/in	Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom
Titel	Improving the School Environment to Reduce School Violence: A Review of the Literature
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 79 (2009) 10, S.451-465 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00435.x
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Violence; Literature Reviews; Classification; Social Environment; Physical Environment; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; School Safety; Experience; Junior High School Students; Intervention; Peer Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; School Culture; Success; Classroom Environment; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Gewalt; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Soziales Umfeld; Natürliche Umwelt; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Erfahrung; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Peer-Beziehungen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Erfolg; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten
Abstract	Background: School violence can impact the social, psychological, and physical well-being of both students and teachers and disrupt the learning process. This review focuses on a new area of research, the mechanisms by which the school environment determines the likelihood of school violence. Methods: A search for peer-reviewed articles was made in six databases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's report on school-violence interventions. Twenty-five articles that attempted to understand the influence of either the school social or physical environment in determining teacher and student perceptions of safety and experiences of violence were included. Results: Most of the included articles were cross-sectional surveys of junior high or high school students and staff. As articles used different measures of the school physical and social environment, a classification system was created. Using this system, studies show that schools with less violence tend to have students who are aware of school rules and believe they are fair, have positive relationships with their teachers, feel that they have ownership in their school, feel that they are in a classroom and school environment that is positive and focused on learning, and in an environment that is orderly. Conclusion: The school social and physical environment appears to offer intervention opportunities to reduce school violence. However, the lack of consistency in school environment variables as well as the lack of longitudinal and experimental research designs limits the applicability of these findings. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10