ABSTRACT

Violence in schools is a pervasive, highly emotive and, above all, global problem. Bullying and its negative social consequences are of perennial concern, while the media regularly highlights incidences of violent assault - and even murder - occurring within schools. This unique and fascinating text offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of how European nations are tackling this serious issue.
Violence in Schools: The Response in Europe, brings together contributions from all EU member states and two associated states. Each chapter begins by clearly outlining the nature of the school violence situation in that country. It then goes on to describe those social policy initiatives and methods of intervention being used to address violence in schools and evaluates the effectiveness of these different strategies. Commentaries from Australia, Israel and the USA and an overview of the book's main themes by eminent psychologist Peter K. Smith complete a truly international and authoritative look at this important - and frequently controversial - subject.
This book constitutes an invaluable resource for educational administrators, policymakers and researchers concerned with investigating, and ultimately addressing, the social and psychological causes, manifestations and effects of school violence.

chapter |14 pages

Violence in schools

An overview

part |101 pages

Central Europe

chapter |16 pages

Luxembourg

First official steps to deal with violence in school

chapter |17 pages

The Austrian situation

Many initiatives against violence, few evaluations

chapter |16 pages

Germany

Numerous programmes – no scientific proof

part |67 pages

Mediterranean countries

chapter |16 pages

Portugal

The gap between the political agenda and local initiatives

chapter |16 pages

A multifaceted reality

A report from Italy

part |77 pages

Scandinavia

chapter |13 pages

Tackling violence in schools

A report from Finland

chapter |16 pages

‘Taking back adult control'

A report from Norway

chapter |16 pages

Tackling violence in schools

A report from Sweden

chapter |15 pages

Denmark

Short-term non-preventive solutions in the absence of statistical research

part |35 pages

United Kingdom and Ireland

chapter |17 pages

School violence in the United Kingdom

Addressing the problem

chapter |16 pages

Tackling violence in schools

A report from Ireland

part |51 pages

Commentaries

chapter |16 pages

Violence in schools

An Australian commentary

chapter |15 pages

Violence in schools

The view from Israel

chapter |18 pages

The complexity of school violence

Commentary from the US