Description
Since 2005, bullying, school violence, and school safety literatures have expanded dramatically in content, disciplines, and empirical studies. However, despite this massive expansion of research, there has also been a surprising lack of theoretical and empirical direction to guide efforts on how to advance basic science and practical applications of this growing scientific area of interest. Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts outlines a novel unifying model that brings together previously distinct literatures on a wide range of issues (e.g., the structure of school violence and bullying, similarities and differences across cultural groups, weapons in schools, student suicidal ideation and behaviors, teacher-student and student-teacher victimization, sexual harassment, cyberbullying, school climate, etc.). Drawing from numerous large-scale research studies from around the globe, the authors examine the theoretical foundations of school safety and bullying and propose a series of groundbreaking new theoretical and practice proposals. This is a perfect book for doctoral candidates, young academics hoping to forge into new areas of bullying research, and seasoned scholars who delve into the conceptual areas of school violence and bullying.
About the Author
Ron Avi Astor, PhD, is the Stein-Wood Professor of School Behavioral Health in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His work examines the role of the physical, social-organizational, and cultural contexts related to various kinds of bullying and school violence in schools. Dr. Astor's studies have included tens of thousands of schools and millions of students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Over the past 20 years, findings from these studies have been published in more than 200 scholarly manuscripts. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association. Rami Benbenishty, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His main area of interest is the safety, welfare, and well-being of children around the world. He studies children and youth in community-normative settings (such as schools) and out-of-home placements (such as foster homes and residential care). Dr. Benbenishty investigates and works to improve decision processes that lead to referral to protective services, removal of children from their biological families, and their reunification thereafter. Dr. Benbenishty's work has been recognized in Israel and abroad. He received Israel's EMET prize and the Society for Social Work Research Distinguished Career Achievement Award. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
Reviews
Astor and Benbenishty know that their work can significantly reduce the suffering of children and youth. They make their point powerfully and eloquently. * Paul Stephens, European Journal of Social Work *
In this welcome book, Astor and Benbenishty present a heartfelt bidding. [The authors] not only bring a wealth of sound advice and guidance, their research is buttressed by a huge amount of studies. * European Journal of Social Work *
Whilst the majority of research around bullying and school violence focuses on individual factors, the volume by Astor and Benbenishty brings school climate and context into the spotlight. * Children & Society *
Astor and Benbenishty have offered us a book to read, think about, reread,and think about again. And it ought to be read widely-by both researchers and practitioners. This volume is refreshing in its breadth of approach, challenging in its arguments, and ultimately fair-minded in its discussion. In a now heavily published area, it stands out in its contribution to what is a vitally important topic for students, parents, teachers, and social workers across the globe. * Social Service Review *
This interesting and well-researched new book should certainly be on the must-read list for anyone connected to or interested in schools, systems theory, or education. Bullying, School Violence, and Climate aims to contribute to how school safety is conceptualized, researched, studied, and taught in schools of social work, education, medicine, public policy, and cultural studies. * Alana Siegel, Psy.D., Psychology Today *
This important and ground-breaking volume builds substantially on the previous book by the same authors from 2005. It provides authoritative coverage of school violence and bullying, now including cyberbullying. Whereas most previous research has focused on individual factors, this volume brings school and community factors into the spotlight. It also gives important consideration to culture and historical change in what amounts to a uniquely comprehensive perspective. The future research and policy recommendations are well argued and forceful-the book is vital reading for those wishing to make schools safe and happy places. * Peter K. Smith, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London *
Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts provides conceptual coherence to a voluminous literature focused on school violence, its correlates, and consequences. This conceptual integration-which has both significant breadth and depth-is a significant contribution. Yet, the authors go further to actualize a contextually sensitive model of school violence using rich data sources and a rigorous analytic approach. Their attention to the central roles of schools conditioned by dynamic factors at district-, community-, and country-levels elaborates the multiple and overlapping forces shaping various indicators of student victimization. The clarity of the narrative belies the complexity of producing such a layered account of school violence. * Susan Stone; Catherine Mary; Eileen Clare Hutto, University of California, Berkeley *
The authors have given us a tour de force analysis of school climate in all of its complexity. They systematically analyze key problems in the study of bullying, cyberbullying, sexual victimization, and teacher aggression, among other topics, and in each chapter identify conceptual and methodological problems and propose new directions for research and practice. They bolster their arguments with compelling examples and empirical evidence from their many years of international research. They argue thoughtfully and persuasively for broadening our conception of bullying and peer aggression, raising cogent points that should influence all future research in this field. The book is a cornucopia of research ideas and insights that every researcher of peer aggression and school climate will find invaluable. This work will inspire new directions and advances in school climate research. * Dewey G. Cornell, PhD, Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190663049
Author Ron Avi Astor
Format Hardback
Page Count 312
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 157mm * 236mm * 31mm
About the Author
Ron Avi Astor, PhD, is the Stein-Wood Professor of School Behavioral Health in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His work examines the role of the physical, social-organizational, and cultural contexts related to various kinds of bullying and school violence in schools. Dr. Astor's studies have included tens of thousands of schools and millions of students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Over the past 20 years, findings from these studies have been published in more than 200 scholarly manuscripts. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association. Rami Benbenishty, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His main area of interest is the safety, welfare, and well-being of children around the world. He studies children and youth in community-normative settings (such as schools) and out-of-home placements (such as foster homes and residential care). Dr. Benbenishty investigates and works to improve decision processes that lead to referral to protective services, removal of children from their biological families, and their reunification thereafter. Dr. Benbenishty's work has been recognized in Israel and abroad. He received Israel's EMET prize and the Society for Social Work Research Distinguished Career Achievement Award. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
Reviews
Astor and Benbenishty know that their work can significantly reduce the suffering of children and youth. They make their point powerfully and eloquently. * Paul Stephens, European Journal of Social Work *
In this welcome book, Astor and Benbenishty present a heartfelt bidding. [The authors] not only bring a wealth of sound advice and guidance, their research is buttressed by a huge amount of studies. * European Journal of Social Work *
Whilst the majority of research around bullying and school violence focuses on individual factors, the volume by Astor and Benbenishty brings school climate and context into the spotlight. * Children & Society *
Astor and Benbenishty have offered us a book to read, think about, reread,and think about again. And it ought to be read widely-by both researchers and practitioners. This volume is refreshing in its breadth of approach, challenging in its arguments, and ultimately fair-minded in its discussion. In a now heavily published area, it stands out in its contribution to what is a vitally important topic for students, parents, teachers, and social workers across the globe. * Social Service Review *
This interesting and well-researched new book should certainly be on the must-read list for anyone connected to or interested in schools, systems theory, or education. Bullying, School Violence, and Climate aims to contribute to how school safety is conceptualized, researched, studied, and taught in schools of social work, education, medicine, public policy, and cultural studies. * Alana Siegel, Psy.D., Psychology Today *
This important and ground-breaking volume builds substantially on the previous book by the same authors from 2005. It provides authoritative coverage of school violence and bullying, now including cyberbullying. Whereas most previous research has focused on individual factors, this volume brings school and community factors into the spotlight. It also gives important consideration to culture and historical change in what amounts to a uniquely comprehensive perspective. The future research and policy recommendations are well argued and forceful-the book is vital reading for those wishing to make schools safe and happy places. * Peter K. Smith, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London *
Bullying, School Violence, and Climate in Evolving Contexts provides conceptual coherence to a voluminous literature focused on school violence, its correlates, and consequences. This conceptual integration-which has both significant breadth and depth-is a significant contribution. Yet, the authors go further to actualize a contextually sensitive model of school violence using rich data sources and a rigorous analytic approach. Their attention to the central roles of schools conditioned by dynamic factors at district-, community-, and country-levels elaborates the multiple and overlapping forces shaping various indicators of student victimization. The clarity of the narrative belies the complexity of producing such a layered account of school violence. * Susan Stone; Catherine Mary; Eileen Clare Hutto, University of California, Berkeley *
The authors have given us a tour de force analysis of school climate in all of its complexity. They systematically analyze key problems in the study of bullying, cyberbullying, sexual victimization, and teacher aggression, among other topics, and in each chapter identify conceptual and methodological problems and propose new directions for research and practice. They bolster their arguments with compelling examples and empirical evidence from their many years of international research. They argue thoughtfully and persuasively for broadening our conception of bullying and peer aggression, raising cogent points that should influence all future research in this field. The book is a cornucopia of research ideas and insights that every researcher of peer aggression and school climate will find invaluable. This work will inspire new directions and advances in school climate research. * Dewey G. Cornell, PhD, Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190663049
Author Ron Avi Astor
Format Hardback
Page Count 312
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 157mm * 236mm * 31mm
