The case studies in this collection explore issues of violence in schools and what can be done to reduce these events. A number of national experiences in violence management, principally from developing countries, are brought together as a step toward improving the quality of education. The following are included: (1) "Tackling School Violence Worldwide: A Comparative Perspective of Basic Issues and Challenges" (Toshio Ohsako); (2) "Bullying and Violence in the Jordanian School" (Zougan Obeidat); (3) "Violence in Ethiopian Schools: A Study of Some Schools in Addis Ababa" (Dereje Terefe and Derese Mengistu); (4) "Bullying and Violence in the Malaysian School" (Rahimah Haji Ahmad and Norani Mohd Salleh); (5) "School Violence in Israel" (Yaacov Iram); (7) "Bullying and Violence in the Slovakian School" (Silvia Matusova); and (8) "Violence and Aggression in the Schools of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Peru" (Liliana Mayorga Salas). References follow each chapter. (Contains 22 tables and 2 figures.) (SLD)