School Violence in South Korea: International Comparative Analysis

Introduction.-

An overview of school violence in South Korea and around the world.-

Benefits of comparative studies.-

Purpose of the book and outline of chapters.-

Chapter 1.-

Definition of school violence.-

Research questions.-

Research methods.-

Summary.-

Chapter 2.-

Problems of school violence in South Korea.-

Data, measures and statistical methods.-

Comparison of school violence in South Korea, Japan and the United States.-

Summary.-

Chapter 3.-

Perception of school violence: Causes, effects and solutions.-

Parents' perspective on school violence.-

Teachers' perspective on school violence.-

Principals' perspective on school violence.-

Comparison of perceived school violence in South Korea, Japan and the United States.-

Summary.-

Chapter 4.-

School characteristics and school violence in the literature.-

School characteristics between schools with low- and high- level school violence.-

Comparison of school characteristics and school violence in South Korea, Japan and the United States.-

Summary.-

Chapter 5.-

Students' and family characteristics and school violence in South Korea.-

Comparison of students' and family characteristics and school violence in South Korea, Japan and the United States.-

Summary.-

Chapter 6.-

Indicators of school violence in South Korea.-

Policy recommendations.-

Recommendations for future research.-

References.-

Index.