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.-
National characteristics of South Korea, Japan and the United States.-
Research questions.-
Research methods.-
Summary.-
Chapter 2.-
Problems of school violence in South Korea.-
Frequency and patterns 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.-
Students’ perspective on school violence.-
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.-
Individual and family characteristics and school violence in the literature.-
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.-
Findings and lessons from this comparative study.-
Policy recommendations.-
Recommendations for future research.-
References.-
Index.
Dr. Seunghee Han is an independent researcher based in Missouri, the United States. Her research interests lie in school violence, discipline policies, corporal punishment, school safety and international comparative studies. She published her first book Corporal Punishment in Rural Schools: Student Problem Behaviors, Academic Outcomes and School Safety Efforts by Springer.
This book examines school violence in South Korea from an international comparative perspective. It analyses nationally representative samples and provides extensive literature reviews based on academic journals, various social and educational magazines and major media articles on school violence in South Korea. This book includes major data sets for the analysis such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and Nation Youth Policy Institute. These data show frequency, patterns and associated factors of school violence in South Korea and comparison of those in Japan and the United States.