Violence in High Schools
Violence in schools has been an issue of great concern in our culture for many years, but never so much as today. Society has demanded accountability and practical intervention to address the problem at its source. Parents, educators and students are asking for ways in which they can make changes within schools and recognize problems before they escalate to violence and extreme violence. The work will focus on the history and present records of each student studied and will look for signs and symptoms of problems in every way possible. This work is a proposal for the study of the phenomena of violence within the high school aged group. The work will be divided into three areas of study, data analysis, interview and observation and will be conducted over a four-year period following students from freshman to senior.
The work will create a base for comparison between works done on younger aged children and other works associated with high school aged students and will attempt to demonstrate differences and similarities in patterns of behavior of violent or potentially violent students. The need for a greater understanding of the motivations for violence by students is clear as the demand for intervention become stronger in every area of the culture.
The study would be beneficial for all future studies on the issue and for an overall greater understanding of the phenomena of violence in schools. Additionally, it...
This work will possibly give all parties a greater understanding of the signs, symptoms and effects of actions that could exacerbate rather than prevent violence. Parents, students and educators need clear and defined answers to tough questions about school violence and it is through research that these answers can be found. This work could also impact the data collection process and intervention process of officials streamlining the process for future ease of understanding. This research could add to the growing body of knowledge about the intervention and prevention of violence in schools, including the possible removal or reduction of stressors that trigger violence and intervention at a stage that could produce earlier results of violence reduction.
Data analysis is crucial to a greater understanding of the history of violence within the school and the base of data available for study. This work will look at both past and present incidence of violence and pre-violent behavior. Analysis of reported incidence of violence will be conducted in all local high schools. A realistic understanding of records of incidence of violence will give the researchers a greater knowledge base for how incidents have been dealt with in the past and at what level…
