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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"School crisis"”.
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The 1985 school crisis in the Western Cape
… a detailed chronology of the events of the 1985 school crisis particularly in African schools in the Western Cape and to reflect on the relationship between the school crisis and the organic crisis in South Africa and the Western Cape in particular. The data for the thesis were derived from …
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States' School Crisis Planning Materials: An Analysis of Cross-Cultural Considerations and Sensitivity to Student Diversity
The importance of providing appropriate crisis intervention to individuals and families from diverse backgrounds is an often overlooked aspect of service provision. In particular, school-based crisis intervention has only recently begun to address this issue. This study reviewed state mandated …
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A Survey Study of Prepare Workshop Participants' Application of Knowledge, Confidence Levels, and Utilization of School Crisis Response and Recovery Training Curriculum
… the effects of the National Association of School Psychologists PREPaRE Workshop 2 training on workshop participants. PREPaRE is a comprehensive crisis prevention and intervention model that is specifically designed for schools. This study evaluated the impact of the PREPaRE model and the …
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An Analysis of Principal's Leadership Dealing With School Violence: Multiple Case Study
… by two principals in working with their school communities during and after a school crisis using Bolman and Deal's (2002) four frames of organizational leadership. The four frames were: structural, human resources, political and symbolic. The researcher obtained an understanding of the …
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And They Entered as Ladies: When Race, Class and Black Femininity Clashed at Central High School
… and Black Femininity Clashed at Central High School,” explores the intersectionality of race, gender and class status as middle-class black women led the integration movement and were the focal point of white backlash during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School crisis. Six of the nine …
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Crisis Preparedness
<p>School disaster planning is important because schools are places of frequent mass gathering. An estimated 53 million children in the United States attend public and private schools each day. As mass gathering places, schools are prone to mass injury in a natural disaster and unfortunately may …
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School Counselors Lived Experience of a Rampage School Shooting
<p>Minimal research has been conducted to examine school counselors’ lived experiences of rampage school shootings. The purpose of this research is to increase school counselors’ knowledge and skills in responding effectively to such a crisis. A single-case qualitative dissertation study was …
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Principal Preparedness For Crisis Management In Urban High Schools
… as chief academic and administrator in the school. From the student who frequently does not attend class to peer-to-peer fights to the student who brings a weapon to school causing a lockdown, any form of violence (i.e. high, mid-level, low) can be stressful to a principal who has not been …
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Crisis management for schools
… critical incidents or crises with emphasis on a school context where possible and appropriate. A widely accepted four-stage model is used as a basis for the review. In the field of crisis management, practice appears to be based mainly on clinical judgement and the related best practice …
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Not Just Another Paper Cut: An Exploratory Analysis of the Silent Epidemic Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and Efforts to Control Self-Injury Among School-Based Adolescents
… at least one NSSI act among adolescents in high school to be 23%. The primary purpose of this exploratory thesis is to analyze six state level Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) databases for prevalence and gender frequency rates among adolescents (14-18 years old) in school-based environments …
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The Reliability and Validity of the Triage Assessment Scale for Students in Learning Environments; Middle Schools
… Learning Environments (TASSLE) used in a Middle School setting. Participants included faculty/staff from a local middle school, masters students enrolled in a counseling program at a local private university in Pennsylvania, and experts with experience in crisis and the use of the TASSLE form. …
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The Impact of the Comprehensive Crisis Plan Checklist-2 on a District Crisis Plan
<p>This study examined two rural Texas school district crisis teams’ evaluation of their level of preparedness for the event of a crisis. Eight research participants were evaluated using a qualitative exploratory case study design that was employed using a grounded theory while taking a pragmatic …
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Surveying School Counselors via the Internet Regarding Their Experiences and Training Needs in Crisis Intervention
Crisis intervention is a responsibility of school counselors. Specific training in crisis intervention skills is recommended for performing adequately in crisis situations, however, no generally accepted standards exist for training school counselors in crisis intervention. This exploratory study …
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A national survey of elementary principals' response to the events of September 11, 2001
1 PDF file (ix, 385 pages)
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Phases of a Man Called 'Moon': Mayor Landrieu and Race Relations in New Orleans, 1960-1974
This study examines the political career of Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu from his election to the Louisiana legislature in 1960 to the end of his first term as mayor of New Orleans in 1974. Landrieu was a white southern liberal who vigorously supported the agenda of the civil rights movement. He …
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Restraints in Massachusetts Public Schools
… restraining students in Massachusetts public schools. As Massachusetts law is written, the use of restraints on a student should be the last possible resort. However, this thesis used data on restraint use from the Massachusetts Department of Education and a survey of school administrators to …