Date of Award
12-21-2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Daniel Cline
Committee Members
Amany Saleh; John Hall; Melodie Philhours; Mitch Holifield
Call Number
LD 251.A566d 2009 C75
Abstract
Concern about disruptive and violent behavior has become the focus of the public schools today because of the number of incidents of violence that has occurred in the past few years across the country. The Federal and State of Arkansas legislation have focused on making schools safer by creating rules and guidelines that address policies and practices for public school districts. The number of alternative schools in Arkansas has increased due to the increasing number of students who have problems that disrupt their own and others' educational opportunities and academic performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the safety of alternative learning environments in Arkansas school districts. A survey of alternative school administrators was conducted to determine the types and levels of disruptive or violent behavior, what disciplinary actions were taken, what curriculum and prevention services were provided, what nature of collaboration of community agencies existed and what types of security measures were used to prevent such behaviors. The findings of this study indicated that Arkansas Alternative Schools had adequately addressed the issue of safety through programming, regulations, policies, procedures, and safety precautions.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Curtner, Karen Joan, "An Analysis of the Existence and Responses to Disruptive or Violent Behavior in Arkansas Alternative School" (2009). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1019.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1019
