Citation

Zeira A, Astor RA, Benbenishty R. Soc. Work 2003; 48(4): 471-483.

Affiliation

Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Israel. msanatz@mscc.huji.ac.il

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, National Association of Social Workers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14620104

Abstract

The authors report preliminary findings of a national survey on school violence in Israel. The national representative sample was stratified on school type--elementary, middle, and high schools--and ethnicity--Jewish and Arab students. A total of 15,916 students from 603 classes and 232 schools participated in the study, resulting in a 91 percent response rate. Findings revealed high rates of violence in all areas and among all age groups, but relatively higher rates of low-level violent behaviors and lower rates of more severe violent events. The authors report on age-related, gender, and cultural differences and discuss social workers' roles in shaping national policy and professional discourse on school violence.

Language: en