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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Development, Evaluation, and Future Directions of the PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum
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Brock, Stephen E.; Nickerson, Amanda B.; Reeves, Melissa A.; Savage, Todd A.; Woitaszewski, Scott A. – Journal of School Violence, 2011
This article describes the development, program evaluation, and future directions of the PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (PREPaRE). Satisfaction ratings were analyzed for 1,073 participants who attended the Crisis Prevention and Preparedness workshop (Workshop 1) and 1,008 participants who attended the Crisis…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Program Evaluation, Participant Satisfaction, Prevention
Influences on Authoritarian and Educational/Therapeutic Approaches to School Violence Prevention
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Nickerson, Amanda B.; Spears, William H. – Journal of School Violence, 2007
This study examined the use of two philosophical approaches to school violence prevention and the factors that influence the use of specific strategies. School policies, programs, and discipline strategies assessed by the School Survey of Crime and Safety (SSOCS) were categorized as authoritarian (i.e., restrict student autonomy through punitive…
Descriptors: World Views, Educational Philosophy, School Safety, Violence
Responding to Children Victimized by Their Peers
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Nickerson, Amanda B.; Brock, Stephen E.; Chang, Yiping; O'Malley, Meagan D. – Journal of School Violence, 2006
Because victimization results from the dynamic interplay between the victim and his or her parents, peers, and teachers, responding to this problem should involve both direct and indirect interventions. This paper describes and reviews empirically supported direct interventions with victims, as well as indirect interventions with parents, peers,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Rejection (Psychology), Victims of Crime
Understanding Children Victimized by Their Peers
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Brock, Stephen E.; Nickerson, Amanda B.; O'Malley, Meagan D.; Chang, Yiping – Journal of School Violence, 2006
Because children who are bullied by their peers are at risk for a variety of psychosocial challenges, it is critical to better understand the nature and dynamics of peer victimization. This paper defines peer victimization, examines forms of victimization, classifies types of victims, and proposes a model to better understand the dynamic interplay…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Victims of Crime, Bullying, Children