Beschreibung:
Betsy Gunzelmann is Professor of Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University and author of several articles involved with improving our schools. She has worked in the field for over 30 years and is a psychologist, educator, and parent concerned with issues hindering our children's education.
Today, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. In this book, Gunzelmann discusses the ways we can respond to these threats in order to help our children feel safer and be able to focus on their school and lives.
Acknowledgments Introduction: Why does violence occur? Why do we have these safety issues? Part I: The Critical Need for Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children Chapter 1: The Critical Need for Safer Climates for our Children Chapter 2: The Interdisciplinary Necessity and Obligation Chapter 3: The Crucial Research Part II: What are these Safety Concerns? Chapter 4: The Parent, School, and Agency Perspectives Chapter 5: Man-Made Potential Disasters Chapter 6: Natural Disasters Part III: Understanding the Problems Underneath the Problems Chapter 7: Sick Society Syndrome: The Psychology of the Darker Side of Our Ailing Society Chapter 8: The Fallout in the Community Chapter 9: The Fallout to the Individuals Part IV: Working Together: Developing Safer Climates for Our Children Chapter 10: So Now What? References