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ERIC Number: EJ648549
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
A Comprehensive Needs Assessment To Facilitate Prevention of School Drop Out and Violence.
Hunt, Mary Ellen; Meyers, Joel; Davies, Gwen; Meyers, Barbara; Grogg, Kathryn Rogers; Neel, John
Psychology in the Schools, v39 n4 p399-416 Jul 2002
Study addresses school violence and dropout and proposes that the underlying factor of school connectedness/school climate should guide preventive and intervention efforts. Principal components analysis revealed five distinct factors: school connectedness/positive school climate, causes of violence, causes of school dropout, interventions for drop out, and interventions for violence. The analysis was the basis for construction of a revised scale. (Contains 51 references and 7 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment, Needs Assessment, Prevention, School Safety, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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