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Creating a peaceful school learning environment: a controlled study of an elementary school intervention to reduce
S W Twemlow1, P Fonagy, F C Sacco
1Child and Family Center, The Menninger Clinic, Topeka, USA. Stuart.Twemlow@Austenriggs.net
Objective:
The impact of a manual-based antiviolence program on the learning climate in an elementary school over 4 years was compared with the outcome in a control school.
Method:
The two schools were matched for demographic characteristics. The intervention in the experimental school was based on zero tolerance for bullying; the control school received only regular psychiatric consultation. Disciplinary and academic achievement data were collected in both schools.
Results:
The experimental school showed significant reductions in discipline referrals and increases in scores on standardized academic achievement measures.
Conclusions:
A low-cost antiviolence intervention that does not focus on individual pathology or interfere with the educational process may improve the learning environment in elementary schools.
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