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Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin A....

Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical a...

Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin A....

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Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin A. Hyman, Pamela A. Snook.

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Full title

Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin A. Hyman, Pamela A. Snook.

Author / Creator

Publisher

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c1999.

Call Numbers

N371.78/2

Record Identifier

74VvElzoOd0y

MMS ID

991011809539702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

ix, 267 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents

Physical maltreatment in the classroom -- Psychological maltreatment in the classroom -- Attacks on children's senses of justice and democracy -- Drugs, dogs and discipline : double messages in the schoolhouse -- Morality, sex, and censorship -- Toxic punishments, laws, and litigation -- Taking stan...

1. Physical Maltreatment in the Classroom -- 2. Psychological Maltreatment in the Classroom -- 3. Attacks on Children's Sense of Justice and Democracy -- 4. Drugs, Dogs, and Discipline: Double Messages in the Schoolhouse -- 5. Morality, Sex, and Censorship -- 6. Toxic Punishments, Laws, and Litigati...

Publication information

Publisher

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c1999.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

California

Date Published

c1999.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"In this expose of institutional abuse, Irwin Hyman and Pamela Snook uncover officially authorized violence that far exceeds the number of offenses committed by students. These little researched, frequently ignored practices, the authors passionately argue, are an insidious danger to students' mental health and undermine and distort their understan...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Dangerous schools : what we can do about the physical and emotional abuse of our children / Irwin A. Hyman, Pamela A. Snook.

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Author / Creator

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-256) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1999.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N371.78/2

Record Identifier

74VvElzoOd0y

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvElzoOd0y

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0787943630 (acid-free paper)

9780787943639 (acid-free paper)

DDC

371.78

MMS ID

991011809539702626

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