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School Violence and Curriculum Change

The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum to prevent or reduce school violence, which is targeted at third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. The programs that contain three lesson plans for the individual grade levels encourage students to engage in critical self-reflection, small-group interaction and class discussions. Their objectives are to help students develop the values and acquire strategies to help them deal with their negative emotions and respond effectively to school violence. In the curriculum, third graders will learn about the value of respect, increase their ability to cope with anger, communicate effectively with adults and forge good friendships. Fourth graders will learn to care for others through acts of kindness and to formulate school rules and implementation strategies for preventing school violence. Finally, fifth graders will learn to make responsible decisions, resolve conflicts and increase their awareness and understanding of gangs.

The evaluation of the prevention of the school violence curriculum included a questionnaire and follow-up verbal interviews of three school counselors who were highly experienced in working with elementary school children. The school counselors rated the curriculum highly in response to these issues: a) the utility of the handbook for school counselors developing and implementing school prevention programs among elementary school children; b) appropriateness for targeted grade levels; c) effectiveness for targeted groups; d) novelty of materials in handbook; and e) overall assessment.

As an integral part of the ongoing effort by schools to prevent violence against students, this graduate project will address the issue of school violence by developing a school violence prevention curriculum targeting third, fourth and fifth graders. Implemented by qualified school counselors, this school curriculum will raise the consciousness of these students with rega...

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