Ward, Colin C.

Violence and Non-Violence in the Schools: A Manual for Administration

2001 0-7734-7611-3
This book introduces a new model of supervision that crosses the disciplines of educational leadership and counseling to provide a comprehensive framework for creating academically healthy schools, schools whose dynamics include the emotional, familial, cultural and administrative processes related to a student’s experiences. It presents an understanding of school violence and what is meant by academically healthy schools. It discusses in complete theoretical detail the various models of supervision in both fields. Following this complete documentation is the newly created model of supervision (Synthesized Professional Supervision Model - SPSM), and a demonstration for its utilization in creating academically healthy schools that can lead to a reduction of school violence. represents a major shift in the paradigms of supervision and serves as a significant change agent for America’s schools.