Best Selling Books by David Peter

Violence prevention efforts for youth are benefited by research that seeks further understanding of the factors influencing aggressive behavior. These factors include aggressive beliefs and violence exposure. This study was designed to explore the potential role of values in moderating the impact of violence exposure on aggressive beliefs among a sample of male high school age youth. It was hypothesized that the youth endorsement of prosocial values and subsequent rejection of individually-focused values like achievement, hedonism, and security will buffer the effect of community violence exposure on reported increases in aggressive beliefs. Findings from the study replicated Schwartz (2004) theory of values and showed support for the relationship of community violence exposure to aggressive beliefs. Only rejection of Achievement values demonstrated a buffering influence in the relationship of community violence and aggressive beliefs. Also included is a review of the limitation associated with sampling methods and response bias in considering the implications of this study and the promise of prosocial values as a protective factor.

The author''s first book is a novel of passion and fantasy set in the midst of the war-ravaged Germany of 1945.

The contributors trace the development of knowledge utilization systems in education over the past 20 years. The survey begins with an historical overview of how teachers, and other educational practioners, communicate new knowledge, such as the results of research studies and experimental programmes. The articles include case studies of nine exemplary knowledge utilization programmes, a report of the first attempt to analyze differences at state-level in dissemination of policies and strategies in the USA, and give details of projections for the state of knowledge utilization systems in education by the year 2001. `This book will be read with benefit by anyone involved in research policy-making and management, educationali