PRESENTATION

The INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT is an organisation that is totally independent of governments and international political institutions, which explains its status as an NGO. Of course, this NGO may enter into contracts to work in collaboration with such institutions, although these organisations may not interfere in its working and its scientific achievements. Its structure is organised in a democratic, transparent manner, both in elections to the Board of Directors and on the financial level.

It is composed of members joining as individuals, whose membership must be approved by the Board of Directors, and members who are legal entities (scientific laboratories, local, national and international observatories), who must in no case be bodies under the direct control of governments or international political institutions, and whose membership must be approved by the General Meeting at the proposal of the Board of Directors. Individual members may be researchers, students, practitioners and any other persons involved in the field of combating violence in the school environment. The members, whether individual or legal entities, must be up-to-date with payments of their annual membership fee.

AIMS

THE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT is a Non-Governmental Organisation whose main aims are:

1. To collect, promote and disseminate around the world inter-disciplinary studies of the phenomenon of violence in the school environment.

2. To conduct scientific evaluation of the studies and analyses published on the subject of violence in the school environment.

3. To conduct scientific evaluation of public programmes and policies to combat this phenomenon.

4. To make an ongoing assessment of violence in the school environment around the world and publish it regularly.

5. To draw up and disseminate around the world concrete proposals for action in the field based on the results of scientific studies.

6. To assist in the training of teachers and professionals.

7. To provide training in research on violence in the school environment and to support young researchers wishing to undertake work in this field.