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VI. Appendices Appendix

Appendix G: School Safety Surveys

Michael Furlong, Ph.D., of the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, compiled the following list of survey options:

National Institute of Education Violent Schools - Safe Schools surveys Includes incident reporting sheet, principal questionnaires, teacher questionnaire, student questionnaire, and student interviews. National Institute of Education, Washington , DC.

National Education Longitudinal Study Student survey. National Center for Education Statistics

National Adolescent Student Health Survey Student survey. American School Health Association P.O. Box 708 Kent, OH 44240

Youth Risk Behavior Survey Student survey. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1990-1991 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Atlanta, GA 30333

National Crime Victimization Survey: School Crime Supplement Random sample of household members between ages of 12-19 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics School Crime: A National Crime Victimization Survey Report, September 1991 NCJ-131645

California School Safety and Climate Survey Student and teacher surveys. Dr. Rich Morrison Ventura County - University of California Santa Barbara School Climate and Safety Partnership VCSS 535 East Main Street Ventura, CA 93009

Trends and Issues 91 Student and teacher surveys. Illinois Criminal Justice Office of Information Authority 120 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-3997 Gun-Related Violence Survey Student survey.

“Gun-related violence in and around Inner-city Schools,” American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1991, vol. 146, pp. 677-682. Dr. James Wright Tulane University Department of Sociology New Orleans, LA 70118-5698

CTC Staff Training and Preparation Survey Instruments Student and staff survey. Dr. Joseph Dear California Commission on Teacher Credentialing 1812 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814-7000

A Survey of Experience, Perceptions, and Apprehensions about Guns Among Young People in America Student survey. LH Research Associates, Inc. 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

For a description of these surveys, along with an excellent list of guidelines for administering school violence surveys, see Dr. Furlong’s article: Evaluating School Violence Trends, SCHOOL SAFETY, Winter 1994 at 23.


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