Safe Learning Environments

Resources

Additional resources—beyond those listed here—can be found by searching our Resources Database. Listed below are some of the items on Safe Learning Environments that can be found in our database. Related search terms such as 'violence' or 'conflict' may identify additional resources, including those that have been added recently.

Publications

Brewster, C., & Railsback, J. (2001). Schoolwide prevention of bullying. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.

Hoover, J. H., & Oliver, R. The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service.

Meggie, M., Edwards, S., & Gwozdz, K. (2001). Conflict resolution: A blueprint for preventing school violence. Rego Park, NY: The Solomon Press.

Perkins, B. K. (2006). Where we learn: The CUBE survey of urban school climate. Retrieved July 17, 2006, from: www.nsba.org/site/docs/38100/38081.pdf.

Thornton, T. N., Craft, C. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Lynch, B. S., & Baer, K. (2001). Best practices of youth violence prevention. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Retrieved June 11, 2002, from: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm.

Web Sites

The Anti-bullying network was established by The Scottish Executive so that teachers, parents and young people can share ideas about how bullying should be tackled.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

Ready Kids is a program developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help teachers and parents prepare children in grades 4-8 for natural disasters and other emergencies.

Stop Bullying Now offers teachers, parents and students a wide range of information and resources on how to identify, intervene in, and prevent bullying in schools.

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is a nonprofit organization striving to decrease the potential for violence in our schools and communities by promoting meaningful student involvement, education and service opportunities in efforts to establish, support and grow SAVE chapters.