TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Community participation in the development and validation of a school violence observation instrument
JO  - Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
A1  - Medina, Nilda
A1  - Fernández, Gisely
A1  - Cruz, Tania
A1  - Jordán, Natalia
A1  - Trenche, Maryanes
SP  - 251
EP  - 258
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-0541
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2016.0020
ID  - ref1
ER  -