TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Creating a peaceful school learning environment: a controlled study of an elementary school intervention to reduce violence
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Twemlow, S. W.
A1  - Fonagy, Peter
A1  - Sacco, Frank C.
A1  - Gies, M. L.
A1  - Evans, R.
A1  - Ewbank, R.
SP  - 808
EP  - 810
VL  - 158
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The impact of a manual-based antiviolence program on the learning climate in an elementary school over 4 years was compared with the outcome in a control school. METHOD: The two schools were matched for demographic characteristics. The intervention in the experimental school was based on zero tolerance for bullying; the control school received only regular psychiatric consultation. Disciplinary and academic achievement data were collected in both schools. RESULTS: The experimental school showed significant reductions in discipline referrals and increases in scores on standardized academic achievement measures. CONCLUSIONS: A low-cost antiviolence intervention that does not focus on individual pathology or interfere with the educational process may improve the learning environment in elementary schools.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -