Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization

The prevalence of teacher-directed violence has been well-documented around the world. However, interventions focused on the prevention of teacher victimization have received less attention. Understanding how to reduce teacher-directed violence is vital to preserving the overall well-being of teache...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. Stilwell, Paulina Guzmán, Jorge Varela, Susan D. McMahon, Kailyn Bare, Justin Heinze, Marc Zimmerman
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/2/214
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description The prevalence of teacher-directed violence has been well-documented around the world. However, interventions focused on the prevention of teacher victimization have received less attention. Understanding how to reduce teacher-directed violence is vital to preserving the overall well-being of teachers, supporting their teaching, reducing teacher burnout, and providing recommendations for future research. The current scoping review reports on teacher-directed violence interventions in K–12 school settings (<i>n</i> = 2). In addition, emerging evidence is described that provides recommendations for developing teacher-directed violence interventions (<i>n</i> = 6). The results from this scoping review reinforce the need for further study of teacher victimization-focused interventions to support the essential work of teachers.
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spelling doaj-art-0801880d9bb540c5824b1d12247a42c22025-08-20T03:11:20ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-02-0115221410.3390/bs15020214Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher VictimizationSarah M. Stilwell0Paulina Guzmán1Jorge Varela2Susan D. McMahon3Kailyn Bare4Justin Heinze5Marc Zimmerman6Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USAFaculty of Education, San Sebastián University, Santiago 8420524, ChileFaculty of Psychology, University of Desarrollo, Santiago 7610658, ChileDepartment of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USADepartment of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USADepartment of Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USADepartment of Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USAThe prevalence of teacher-directed violence has been well-documented around the world. However, interventions focused on the prevention of teacher victimization have received less attention. Understanding how to reduce teacher-directed violence is vital to preserving the overall well-being of teachers, supporting their teaching, reducing teacher burnout, and providing recommendations for future research. The current scoping review reports on teacher-directed violence interventions in K–12 school settings (<i>n</i> = 2). In addition, emerging evidence is described that provides recommendations for developing teacher-directed violence interventions (<i>n</i> = 6). The results from this scoping review reinforce the need for further study of teacher victimization-focused interventions to support the essential work of teachers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/2/214teacher victimizationscoping reviewteacher-directed violenceinterventions
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Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
Behavioral Sciences
teacher victimization
scoping review
teacher-directed violence
interventions
title Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
title_full Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
title_fullStr Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
title_full_unstemmed Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
title_short Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
title_sort protecting educators a scoping review of interventions that address teacher victimization
topic teacher victimization
scoping review
teacher-directed violence
interventions
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/2/214
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