@article{ref1,
title="Community participation in the development and validation of a school violence observation instrument",
journal="Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action",
year="2016",
author="Medina, Nilda and Fernández, Gisely and Cruz, Tania and Jordán, Natalia and Trenche, Maryanes",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="251-258",
abstract="BACKGROUND: School violence is a worldwide public health issue with negative effects on education. Official statistics and reports do not include daily occurrences of violent behavior that may precede severe incidents. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This project aimed to engage school community members in the development, validation, and implementation of an observation instrument to identify characteristics of school violence in two Puerto Rican schools. <br><br>METHODS: The role of school community members in all phases of the research is described. <br><br>RESULTS: The input of community partners contributed to enrich the process by providing insight into the problem studied and a more informed framework for interpreting results. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Taking into account distinctive features of each particular school made results meaningful to the school community and fostered a sense of empowerment of community members as they recognized their knowledge is essential to the solution of their problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-0541",
doi="10.1353/cpr.2016.0020",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2016.0020"
}