Safe School Ambassadors

Harnessing Student Power to Stop Bullying and Violence
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-19742-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 661 g

Safe School Ambassadors is an essential guide for school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents, and youth organization leaders. It challenges the current "outside-in" thinking?that keeping schools safe is accomplished primarily by adults through heightened security and stricter policies. It makes the case for a complementary ?inside-out? approach that taps the power of students to change the social norms of a school culture in order to stop bullying and violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phillips, Rick

Linney, John

Pack, Chris

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xiii

Part I The Extent and Costs of Mistreatment and the Outside-In Response

Chapter 1: A Day in the Life 3

Chapter 2: The High Cost of Mistreatment 23

Chapter 3: The Outside-In Approach 55

Part II Building Safer Schools from the Inside Out

Chapter 4: The Inside-Out Approach 83

Chapter 5: Building a Safe School Climate 95

Part III Youth as Social Change Agents

Chapter 6: Empowering Youth 125

Chapter 7: Understanding and Mobilizing Bystanders 153

Chapter 8: From Bystanders to Peacemakers 171

Chapter 9: Results and Stories of Ambassadors in Action 209

Part IV A Call to Action

Chapter 10: A Road Map for the Future 235

Appendix A: Presentation Tips 255

Appendix B: Responding to Questions and Concerns 259

Appendix C: Ambassador Survey 269

Appendix D: Recruiting Allies and Partners 275

Appendix E: Needs Assessment 281

Notes 285

Resources 303

Index 309

Über Autor(innen)

Rick Phillips, M.Ed., a former teacher and principal, is the executive director of Community Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young people to be agents of positive social change.

John Linney, M.A., has twenty years of youth development experience and is the executive director of Impact Coaching and Speaking, specializing in organizational climate issues.

Chris Pack, BSE, program director of Community Matters, co-developed the Safe School Ambassadors program and has developed and delivered many training seminars on youth development.