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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821772803321

Autore

Gunzelmann Betsy <1952->

Titolo

Developing safer schools and communities for our children : the interdisciplinary responsibility of our time / / Betsy Gunzelmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-0754-6

1-4758-0755-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 pages)

Disciplina

371.7/820973

Soggetti

Schools - United States - Safety measures

School crisis management - United States

School violence - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Ntroduction : why does violence occur? why do we have these safety issues? -- The critical need for safer climates for our children -- The interdisciplinary necessity and obligation -- The crucial research -- The parent, school, and agency perspectives -- Man-made potential disasters -- Natural disasters -- Sick society syndrome : the psychology of the darker side of our ailing society -- The fallout in the community -- The fallout to the individuals -- So now what?.