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Teachers' perceptions of school violence
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Teachers' perceptions of school violence

Kathleen Fisher and Paul Kettl
Journal of pediatric health care, v 17(2)
Mar 2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-5245(02)88320-1
PMID: 12665730

Abstract

Adolescent Adult Attitude to Health Child Child Welfare Faculty Fear Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Middle Aged Needs Assessment Nurse Practitioners Nurse's Role Occupational Health Parents - psychology Pediatric Nursing - methods Pennsylvania Quality of Life Schools Surveys and Questionnaires Violence - prevention & control Violence - psychology Violence - statistics & numerical data
Pediatric nurse practitioners, especially those working in the school settings, often interact with children and teachers who confront school violence. This descriptive study was conducted to obtain teachers' insights into the problems of school violence. Voluntary questionnaire surveys were distributed to 536 elementary, middle, and high school teachers in a suburban school district in central Pennsylvania. Seventy-four percent returned usable surveys (n = 393). Data were tabulated and results are presented as percentages, frequencies, and chi-square analysis. Fifty-six percent of teachers believed that violence or the threat of violence had a direct impact on the quality of education they are able to provide. Elementary school teachers were more likely to be victims of a physical assault by a student (P =.0006) and more likely to fear parents (P =.002) than were other teachers. Even in suburban schools, teachers are likely to be victimized and fear students or their parents. This fear adversely affects the quality of education provided. Pediatric nurse practitioners play a significant role in addressing this public health concern.

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