Patterns and forms of violent behaviors encountered among pupils in turkish public schools

In this study, the types of behavior, within the context of violence, encountered among pupils studied. This study is considered important in the aspect of recognizing the types of violence encountered in schools and impeding them. The main purpose of this study is to find out the perceptions of the teachers about the types of behavior that they observe within the context of violence among pupils in school and the pupils’ opinions about the types of the behavior they experience. The study was carried out with the teachers and the pupils in the primary and secondary public schools. 756 pupils and 131 teachers participated in the study. Consequently, the teachers stated that the pupils mostly experienced institutional violence but contrary to what the teachers said, pupils stated that they mostly encountered behaviors including physical, verbal, sexual, emotional violence.

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Violence ,

Public schools ,

Educational policy ,