Citation

Akiba M, Han S. Compare 2007; 37(2): 201-219.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/03057920601165561

PMID

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Abstract

Whilst school violence is a major public concern and a focus of educational reforms both in the USA and South Korea, few studies have comparatively examined the rates of school violence and school factors associated with them. Analyzing nationally-representative data from eighth graders, their mathematics teachers and principals in 150 South Korean schools and in 216 US schools, the authors found that: 1) the rates of school violence are higher in the US than South Korea, 2) student-reported violence rates are not associated with school-reported violence rates in both nations and 3) South Korean schools with academic tracking and low-achieving US schools are more likely to have higher rates of school violence. Policy and practical implications of these findings are discussed.