Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.275-290, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Violence as a universal phenomenon affects societies deeply and causes irrecoverable damages. Not being exposed to violence directly, children who witness violence may consider it as a way of problem-solving. This study shows 6th grade middle school students’ definition of violence, which kind of violence they witness, what kind of people that give harm, what they feel when they meet violence and what can be done to prevent this violence. With this aim, 66 6th grade students from two different secondary schools (31 female %47, 35 male %53) that represent a low socioeconomic level were conducted a survey in Samsun to show their opinions about violence. In this study, a descriptive analysis technique was used and students define violence mostly as physical (n=58, %58) and emphasize it. Some of the children think that people who apply violence are bad (n:33, % 38.8), which leads to a conclusion that these students described their own feelings (n: 32, % 38) as being nervous and sad. When they were asked about their suggestions, mostly they gave an answer about model behavior and reconciliation (n=18, %23.7). As it’s a learned behavior, parents, teachers, and media’s effect is unavoidable to prevent violence.