Security in schools [[electronic resource] ] : its effect on students / / Shannon Womer Phaneuf

• Autore: Phaneuf Shannon Womer <1971->
• Pubblicazione: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.11/9371
• Soggetto topico: Schools - Security measures; School violence - Prevention; Students - Protection
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-194) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The changing school environment and the rise of security -- The research study -- Understanding the influence of school security on fear, bonding, and school climate : an overview of the literature -- Sample, measures, and procedures -- The results are in : questions answered -- Where do we go from here? : a look at the future for research, policy, and practice.
• Sommario/riassunto: Millions of dollars are spent each year improving school security, but little has been done to assess the influence of these strategies on school violence or student fear. Phaneuf examined the influence of school security practices on student fear, student bonding, and school climate in a sample of secondary schools. Her results indicated that the use of security practices in schools did not influence levels of student fear or bonding. Several school- and community-level variables were better predictors of student fear and bonding than was the use of school security strategies. Among these var
• Titolo autorizzato: Security in schools
• ISBN: 1-59332-565-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456664403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)