School Safety

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no signs of slowing down and there is...

Education is in a state of continual change and schools ever more diverse. People want more participation and meaning in their lives; organisations want more creativity and flexibility. Building on these trends, this timely book argues that a new...

Move away from one-size-fits-all support-to targeted interventions that work! In this highly anticipated follow-up to The PBIS Tier One Handbook, you'll find everything you need to continue transforming support in your school. Where that book focused...

Cross-border education is a fast growing and diverse global market, but little is known about how international students actually live. Using international and cross-country comparative analysis, this book explores how governments influence international...

The processes for allocating places at secondary schools in England are perennially controversial. Providing integrated coverage of the policy, practice and outcomes from 1944 to 2012, this book addresses the issues relevant to school admissions arising...

Developing Comprehensive School Safety and Mental Health Programs offers an integrated, long-term plan to create safe and supportive learning environments. This user-friendly guide illustrates how to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain multiple...

Outlines the existing methods used to address bullying in school, describing when and how each method can be best applied. Addresses the six major methods of bullying intervention Critically explores the rationale, strengths, and limitations of each...

An expert’s guide to creating safety in educational environments and responding correctly when the unthinkable happens In All Clear: Lessons from a Decade Managing School Crises, safety expert Chris Joffe shows district and school leaders how to create...

• Offers a step-by-step description of more equitable approaches to school safety, supporting behavioral health for all students • Policing, school safety, and the health of LGBTQIA+ youth are extraordinarily timely and polarizing topics in the US, and a...

This book provides key empirical findings from a study measuring the degree of perceived victimization and/or actual attack experienced by a sample of minority adolescents in an urban setting. The project uses a systematic sociological approach to...

The day after the deadly shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the rallying cry heard across the country was "no-more school shootings!" It was clearly evident that school shootings are increasing and reactive measures are not going to...

Listen to a short interview with David L. KirpHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneThe rich have always valued early education, and for the past forty years, millions of poor kids have had Head Start. Now, more and more middle class parents have...

By tracking a group of qualified but socio-economically disadvantaged young people, this study identifies the factors which impact upon their HE careers. It examines factors that govern levels of success as well as those that impede the progress of...

COVID-19 has placed American higher education at a crossroads. This book is the roadmap.COVID-19 triggered an existential crisis for American higher education. Faced with few safe choices, most colleges and universities switched to remote learning during...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544160Author Jaclyn SchildkrautFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Police officers, armed security guards, surveillance cameras, and metal detectors are common features of the disturbing new landscape at many of today's high schools. You will also find new and harsher disciplinary practices: zero-tolerance policies,...

Social capital and lifelong learning are central to current policy concerns both in the UK and internationally. This book confirms the significance of social capital as an analytical tool, while challenging the basis on which current policy is being...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578922997Author Peter LangmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Langman Psychological Associates, LLCPublisher Langman Psychological Associates,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781387860524Author Joseph J HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Lifelong learning has been an evidence-free zone for too long. It has been under-researched and under-theorised. This volume, the first of two, is the culmination of years of empirical work undertaken for the ESRC's Learning Society Programme, a major...

This book confronts an escalating crisis unfolding in Australian schools: the influence of manosphere-aggravated misogyny and the everyday gendered violences it produces. It is an essential resource for anyone committed to addressing and preventing...

First published in 1992, Purposeful Restructuring (now with a new preface by the author) explores the continuous pursuit of improvement in American public education. The eight elementary schools featured in this book had been deeply engaged in school...

School Safety confronts one of the most urgent and unsettling challenges facing American education today: the alarming rise of school rampage shootings. As these once-unthinkable tragedies become tragically common, the need for informed, courageous, and...

School Safety confronts one of the most urgent and unsettling challenges facing American education today: the alarming rise of school rampage shootings. As these once-unthinkable tragedies become tragically common, the need for informed, courageous, and...

A measured appraisal of police presence in public schools and advice for educators who teach in these systems In Beyond Bad Apples, Hannah Carson Baggett addresses the widespread presence of police in K-12 schools in the United States and provides...

First published in 1974, Advisory Councils and Committees in Education is an analytical account of the role of advisory councils and committees in creating and promulgating educational policies. The book reviews systematically the content of twenty-eight...

Forthcoming Spring 2025About the AuthorSjur Bergan is an independent education expert and former Head of the Council of Europe's Education Department. He was instrumental in developing the Council of Europe's cooperation on the democratic mission of...

Forthcoming Spring 2025About the AuthorSjur Bergan is an independent education expert and former Head of the Council of Europe's Education Department. He was instrumental in developing the Council of Europe's cooperation on the democratic mission of...

Is your child experiencing emotional distress because they are being bullied? Rise Above Bullying: Empower and Advocate for Your Child provides research-based and legally grounded guidance that will enable parents to gain greater insight into how to...