Bulletproof Vests vs. the Ethic of Care: Which Strategy Is Your School Using?

Too often teachers and students experience violence directly and feel unsafe in their school environment, which diverts energy and resources from classroom instruction. Solutions to this ongoing problem include the installation of warning devices, metal detectors, and surveillance cameras, but none of these methods have proven sufficient. The primary focus of this book is on teaching practices that promote safe and nonviolent educational environments for children in schools. These practices are based on a systematic review recently conducted by the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Secret Service. Specific attention is devoted to teaching practices that reflect Nodding's theory of the ethics of care as well as Bronfenbrenner's ecological model.

For teacher educators in K-12 schools and universities and inservice general and special education teachers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810846187
• ISBN13: 9780810846180
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"