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Waiting for Wilberforce—Making Sense of and Coping with the Tragic and Senseless

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This chapter discusses school violence and shootings as messes from multiple perspectives. Indeed, they are integral “parts” of TEM. In particular, it discusses the general topic of school violence from each of the Jungian quadrants.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Saybrook University, San Francisco, USA

    Ian I. Mitroff (Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus, President, Mitroff Crisis Management)

  2. School of Public Health, St. Louis University, USA

    Ian I. Mitroff (Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus, President, Mitroff Crisis Management)

  3. USC, Los Angeles, USA

    Ian I. Mitroff (Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus, President, Mitroff Crisis Management)

  4. Academy for Teaching and Learning, Marian University, USA

    Lindan B. Hill (Assistant Vice President, Leadership)

  5. Marian University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Lindan B. Hill (Assistant Vice President, Leadership)

  6. College of Business & Economics, California State University, Northridge, USA

    Can M. Alpaslan (Associate Professor)

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© 2013 Ian I. Mitroff, Lindan B. Hill, and Can M. Alpaslan

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Mitroff, I.I., Hill, L.B., Alpaslan, C.M. (2013). Waiting for Wilberforce—Making Sense of and Coping with the Tragic and Senseless. In: Rethinking the Education Mess: A Systems Approach to Education Reform. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137386045_8

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