Teacher-directed violence, or violence found in a school setting that involves teacher
victimization (Espelage et al. in The American Psychologist, 68 (2), 75–87, 2011), is a …

Abstract Teacher-directed violence (TDV), or violence in schools directed toward teachers, is
a growing concern in contemporary schools (Bounds & Jenkins, Contemporary School …

Violence directed toward teachers has been understudied despite significant media and
empirical investigation on school violence, such as student-to-student victimization and …

Research indicates that violence against teachers has detrimental negative effects on
teachers' emotional and physical well-being, connectedness to school, job performance …

Teacher‐directed violence has been acknowledged as a major issue in research over the
past decade. Teacher‐directed violence is the over‐arching term used to describe teachers' …

Teachers in US schools report high rates of victimization, yet previous studies focus on
select types of victimization and student perpetrators, which may underestimate the extent of …

Limited empirical findings suggest that teacher victimization at school is highly prevalent,
with detrimental negative impacts on victimized teachers. Given the scarce body of literature …

Much research has been dedicated to supporting school communities in combating the
problem of school violence. However, violence directed toward teachers is under …

Violence directed against K–12 teachers is a serious problem that demands the immediate
attention of researchers, providers of teacher pre-service and in-service training, school …

Teacher‐directed violence is a common, yet understudied, phenomenon. Perpetrators of
violence against teachers include not just students, but also administrators, parents, and …