Revisiting School Violence: Safety for Children in Schools
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "Childhood and Youth Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 703
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Interests: child rights; equity policy and practice; school violence; bullying and cyberbullying; gender-based violence; policy research
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Dear Colleagues,
School violence is a globally widespread phenomenon that threatens the well-being of children, as well as the development of sustainable learning environments at schools and preschools. The exposure of violence during childhood risks resulting in social, physical and mental health problems, even later in life.
In 2021, UNICEF (2021) raised the alarm that some 150 million children aged between 13 and 15 years reported peer-to-peer violence in and around school. Furthermore, 1 in 3 students in this age group experience bullying. In addition, around 720 million school-aged children live in countries lacking fully law protection from corporal punishment at school.
Moreover, children are the victims of various forms of violence in armed conflicts around the world. These conflicts result in the destruction of education systems and the deterioration of educational learning environments, seriously threating the well-being and health of both children and school staff.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for theoretical and empirical research studies analyzing and critically discussing school violence as well policies and practices to guarantee children’s safety at schools and preschools. Papers from a wide range of disciplines are welcome, as well as contributions that are cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary.
Reference
UNICEF. 2021. Protecting children from violence in school. https://www.unicef.org/protection/violence-against-children-in-school (accessed on 29 May 2024)
Prof. Dr. Guadalupe Francia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- school violence
- physical violence
- psychological violence
- gender-based violence
- bullying
- cyberbullying
- children in armed conflicts
- child protection
- anti-bullying strategies
- children’s rights
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