TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - School violence in Israel: findings of a national survey
JO  - Social work
A1  - Zeira, Anat
A1  - Astor, Ron Avi
A1  - Benbenishty, Rami
SP  - 471
EP  - 483
VL  - 48
IS  - 4
N2  - The authors report preliminary findings of a national survey on school violence in Israel. The national representative sample was stratified on school type--elementary, middle, and high schools--and ethnicity--Jewish and Arab students. A total of 15,916 students from 603 classes and 232 schools participated in the study, resulting in a 91 percent response rate. Findings revealed high rates of violence in all areas and among all age groups, but relatively higher rates of low-level violent behaviors and lower rates of more severe violent events. The authors report on age-related, gender, and cultural differences and discuss social workers' roles in shaping national policy and professional discourse on school violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0037-8046
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -