Social supports preferred by the teachers when facing school violence

Ayse Sibel Türküm

Children and Youth Services Review, 2011, vol. 33, issue 5, 644-650

Abstract: Objectives This study aims at examining whether the social support sources of teachers differ depending on the variables of gender and seniority when they encounter violence at school and investigating their opinions on precautions against school violence.Methods Data was collected via a questionnaire from a sample of 179 female and 166 male Turkish teachers. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for data analysis. Results: Male and female teachers preferred to share the experience of exposure to verbal ([chi]2 (5)Â =Â 22.81, pÂ

Keywords: Violence; Teacher; Social; support; Victimized; teachers; School; violence; Turkish (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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