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Abstract
This study was undertaken to answer the following questions: (1) What are preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence prevention and intervention approaches? (2) What are preservice teachers' beliefs regarding the effect of violence prevention training on the school environment? (3) Do preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence differ based on background and demographic variables (i.e., gender, age, race, education level, area of certification, and student teaching school location [urban vs. suburban vs. rural])? More than 800 undergraduate and graduate students from selected universities across the state of Ohio participated in this study. Data were collected during the 1998/1999 academic year. Significant differences in preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence were found based on sex, area of certification, and level of violence prevention training received. This study suggests that violence prevention training should be offered through teacher preparation programs.