Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
School administrators--Attitudes; Schools--United States--Safety measures;
Abstract
School violence is an unfortunate fact of life in our society. Administrators need to consider multiple variables when deciding how to deal with violence in their building. The climate of the community must be taken into consideration. In a large metropolitan school with a history of violence, measures such as metal detectors and armed security guards may be justified. At a rural school such measures might be considered an overreaction. Furthermore, in this age of shrinking budgets an administrator may have difficulty justifying expenditures for metal detectors and guards in a school without a history of violence. The answer for both types of schools may be to combine the ideas of Elliot Aronson, Neila A. Connors, and others. Teachers would focus on creating an atmosphere of safety and security for students in conjunction with their normal curriculum.
Year of Submission
2002
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Victoria L. Robinson
Date Original
2002
Object Description
1 PDF file (30 pages)
Copyright
©2002 Chris Anderson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Chris, "Creating and maintaining a safe environment in the public high school : a reflective essay" (2002). Graduate Research Papers. 279.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/279
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