Applying the ReSOLV Model to a Small Rural Context

• In Event: Creating a Process for Equitable Action to Prevent School and Community Violence

Abstract

This presentation shares results applying the ReSOLV model in a small rural study site in California. We will review the predominant urban-centric theories and approaches to school and community safety in contrast to the reality of living in and educating youth in a small rural community. We will review the root causes generating school and community violence in this community and present data on individual, organizational, and community readiness in this rural context, along with observations on conducting research in rural places more generally. The session will explore how the ReSOLV model can be used by rural communities to produce safer schools and communities using inclusive and equitable, evidence-based and data-driven policies, programs, and practices.

Authors

• Patricia Campie, American Institutes for Research

• Anthony Peguero, Arizona State University

• Allyson Pakstis, American Institutes for Research