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Dagmar Strohmeier1, Christine Hoffmann, Eva-Maria Schiller
1School of Health/Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Linz, Austria.
Abstract:
The ViSC Social Competence Program has been implemented in Austrian schools within the scope of a national strategy plan, Together Against Violence. The program is a primary preventive program designed for grades 5 to 8. The prevention of aggression and bullying is defined as a school development task, and the initial implementation of the program lasts one school year. The program consists of universal and specific actions that are implemented through in-school teacher training and a class project for students. The program was evaluated with a randomized intervention control group design. Data were collected from teachers and students. Results suggest that the program reduces aggression in schools.
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