Creating Safe K–12 Schools: International Trends

• In Event: 54.046 - School Community, Climate, and Culture SIG Business Meeting: Creating Safe K–12 Schools

Abstract

This panel of speakers will discuss (1) how three countries--Australia, Israel, and the U.S--(mis)understand what supports K-12 students feeling and being safe; (2) how these understandings have shaped goals, policies, and practices designed to support students feeling and being safe; (3) national improvement strategies designed to actualize these goals; and, (4) measurement practices and tools used to support learning and continuous school improvement in these areas.

Authors

• Jonathan Cohen, Teachers College, Columbia Univ

• Barbara Anne Spears, University of South Australia

• Grace Skrzypiec, Flinders University

• Phillip Slee, Flinders University

• Rami Benbenishty, Hebrew University

• Ron Avi Astor, University of Southern California

• Dorothy L. Espelage, University of Florida