Linking Academics and Social Learning: Perceptions of School Staff to a Violence Prevention Program at an Alternative School.

Casella, Ronnie; Burstyn, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ653115

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Publication Date: 2002

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Linking Academics and Social Learning: Perceptions of School Staff to a Violence Prevention Program at an Alternative School.

Casella, Ronnie; Burstyn, Joan

Journal of School Violence, v1 n1 p83-102 2002

Examines how school staff conceptualize their work with alternative school adolescents after undergoing at least 1 year of a whole school violence prevention program. Results highlight the importance of linking social learning and academics in violence prevention strategies and of sustaining collaborative efforts that connect conflict resolution to acts of justice and support for youths' emotional and intellectual lives. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Competence, Nontraditional Education, Secondary Education, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes, Urban Schools, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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