Predictors of Student Fear of School Violence: A Comparative Study of Eighth Graders in 33 Countries

Autor/in	Akiba, Motoko
Titel	Predictors of Student Fear of School Violence: A Comparative Study of Eighth Graders in 33 Countries
Quelle	In: School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 19 (2008) 1, S.51-72 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453
Schlagwörter	Violence; Student Attitudes; Grade 8; Comparative Analysis; Victims of Crime; Fear; Predictor Variables; Educational Environment; School Safety; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Student Behavior; Antisocial Behavior; Cultural Differences; Chile; Hungary; Israel; Netherlands; Taiwan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Schülerverhalten; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Furcht; Prädiktor; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Student behaviour; Kultureller Unterschied; Ungarn; Niederlande; USA
Abstract	Ensuring a safe learning environment for students is a major responsibility of educators and policymakers around the world. Based on the secondary analyses of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data collected from 33 countries in 1999, the study found that 8th graders who witnessed their friends' violence victimization and who experienced theft victimization were most likely to fear becoming the victims of school violence in all 33 countries. Male students also reported greater fear than female students in a majority of countries including the USA. In addition, U.S. 8th graders reported greater fear in the schools with higher levels of classroom and school disorders and in the schools where teachers practice student-centered instruction less frequently. While individual predictors of student fear were relatively consistent, school predictors varied across the countries. It is important that policymakers and educators in each country work toward promoting school environments associated with a lower level of student fear and reforming environments that lead to greater fear among students. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10