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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marcel LebrunPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9781610486248ISBN 10: 1610486242 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 01 September 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Looking at the Problem of School Violence Chapter 2 Statistics: Past and Present Chapter 3 Profile of a School Shooter Chapter 4 Bullying Chapter 5 Family Violence Chapter 6 Suicide Chapter 7 School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Chapter 8 Postvention: Supporting Students and Staff after a Disaster Chapter 9 Safe Schools: Welcoming Place Chapter 10 Crisis and Corrective Teaching Chapter 11 School Curriculum Chapter 12 School Shootings and the Media Chapter 13 Gangs Chapter 14 Personal Stories of Pain and Violence Chapter 15 Anti-Violence Resources Chapter 16 EpilogueReviewsA seemingly straightforward guide to reducing school violence. Throughout the book are checklists and words of advice for parents and school officials about preventing and responding to school violence. The book deals not only with school shootings, but also with bullying, gangs, and suicide...The book sums up well...much current thinking on things schools might do to prevent and react to violence... Educational Theory Dr. Marcel Lebrun has devoted his career to improving the lives of children on the margins of society. His work as a special educator and most recently as an author about suicide risk and school violence has been committed to improving schools and placesoutside schools for all children, especially those who are most at risk of violence to themselves or others. With Books, Blackboards, and Bullets, he describes the problems inherent in school violence in general and school shootings in particular. Not only does he thoroughly describe the issues, he also provides insightful strategies for improving the safety of all our children-both in and out of school. In a very readable style, Dr. Lebrun provides a useful guide for adults interested in protecting theirschools and communities from the horror of school violence.. -- Kimberly Williams, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, author of The PEACE Approach to Violence Prevention and Socially Constructed School Violence Dr. Marcel Lebrun has devoted his career to improving the lives of children on the margins of society. His work as a special educator and most recently as an author about suicide risk and school violence has been committed to improving schools and placesoutside schools for all children, especially those who are most at risk of violence to themselves or others. With Books, Blackboards, and Bullets, he describes the problems inherent in school violence in general and school shootings in particular. Not only does he thoroughly describe the issues, he also provides insightful strategies for improving the safety of all our children-both in and out of school. In a very readable style, Dr. Lebrun provides a useful guide for adults interested in protecting theirschools and communities from the horror of school violence..--Kimberly Williams A seemingly straightforward guide to reducing school violence. Throughout the book are checklists and words of advice for parents and school officials about preventing and responding to school violence. The book deals not only with school shootings, but also with bullying, gangs, and suicide...The book sums up well...much current thinking on things schools might do to prevent and react to violence... Educational Theory Dr. Marcel Lebrun has devoted his career to improving the lives of children on the margins of society. His work as a special educator and most recently as an author about suicide risk and school violence has been committed to improving schools and placesoutside schools for all children, especially those who are most at risk of violence to themselves or others. With Books, Blackboards, and Bullets, he describes the problems inherent in school violence in general and school shootings in particular. Not only does he thoroughly describe the issues, he also provides insightful strategies for improving the safety of all our children-both in and out of school. In a very readable style, Dr. Lebrun provides a useful guide for adults interested in protecting theirschools and communities from the horror of school violence.. -- Kimberly Williams Author InformationMarcel Lebrun is associate professor of education at Plymouth State University, New Hampshire. In 29 years as an educator prior to his current post, he has been a classroom teacher, administrator, school counselor, and special education teacher. He was the director of a Stress and Anxiety Clinic from 1994-2002 and a university counselor from 2002-2005. Lebrun serves on the leadership team for the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports initiative in New Hampshire and provides consulting services to several school districts in need of improvement, working mostly with school personnel around student issues in violence, aggression, functional assessment, and mental health concerns. Lebrun was recently honored with Distinguished Professor of the Year for 2008. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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