School  Administrator   Development

This section of the safe schools framework examines the development and training of school-based administrators. These school-based administrators require additional training in issues such as conflict resolution, legal issues, crisis management.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Walker D, (1995). School Violence Prevention

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Enger JM, Howerton DL, (1993). Principal Reports of Violence in Schools and Need for a Violence Prevention Program
• Bull KS et al, (1991). Minority Dropouts: Do Rural, Urban, and Suburban Administrators Perceive Causes Affecting Minorities as Priority Items?
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, (1995). Responding to Violence and Abuse: Educating Minnesota Professionals for the Future. A Report of the Statewide Task Forces

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• Hughes HW, (1994). From Fistfights to Gunfights: Preparing Teachers and Administrators to Cope with Violence in Schools

Resources

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials

• Bull KS et al, (1991). Minority Dropouts: Do Rural, Urban, and Suburban Administrators Perceive Causes Affecting Minorities as Priority Items?
• Hughes HW, (1994). From Fistfights to Gunfights: Preparing Teachers and Administrators to Cope with Violence in Schools
• Walker D, (1995). School Violence Prevention
• Enger JM, Howerton DL, (1993). Principal Reports of Violence in Schools and Need for a Violence Prevention Program

-Policy Examples