A Problem-Solving Approach to School Violence Prevention
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This chapter describes how a problem-solving process can be employed effectively in the context of team decision making to design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school violence prevention program. Problem solving is conceptualized as the systematic effort to reduce the discrepancy between a current undesirable situation, such as frequent bully behavior, and that of a more preferred circumstance. A five-step process is identified: (a) problem identification, (b) problem analysis, (c) problem response proposals, (d) response implementation, and (e) evaluation of prevention strategies. The model places heavy reliance on data-gathering and analysis at the building level to define the problem accurately, and then to monitor effectively the progress of subsequent prevention programs and procedures.
ISBN
9781136898273
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Guilford
City
New York, NY
Keywords
problem solving, team decision making, school violence prevention, bullying
Disciplines
Educational Methods | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Recommended Citation
Larson, J., & Busse, R.T. (2012). A problem-solving approach to school violence prevention. In. S. Jimerson, A.B. Nickerson, M.J. Mayer, & M.J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety (2nd ed.)(pp. 45-56). New York: Guilford.
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Guilford
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In S. Jimerson, A.B. Nickerson, M.J. Mayer, & M.J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of School Violence and School Safety (2nd ed.). Dr. Busse's chapter begins on page 45.
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