Cross-National Examination of Fear in Disadvantaged Schools: U.S. and Israeli-Arab Student Experiences

• NCJ Number: 237776
• Journal: Victims and Offenders Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: October - December 2011 Pages: 325-340
• Author(s): Lynn A. Addington; Yaacov Boaz Yablon
• Date Published: October 2011
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses school violence in Israel and the United States

Abstract

School violence disproportionately occurs in disadvantaged schools. Most research focuses on understanding the causes and correlates of this violence based on schools in a single country. The authors extend this work by taking a cross-national approach to examine an important repercussion of this violencestudents' fear. This study compares students attending disadvantaged schools in the United States and Israel. To explore this issue, the authors utilize existing Federal data in the United States and an original data collection in Israel. The study highlights the relationship between bullying and fear in both countries. The authors also discuss issues arising in cross-national research involving students. (Published Abstract)