Manifestation of violence in general education schools

Abstract

The research was based on those theoretical approaches as Maslow’s motivational theory, external stimulus theory (Dollard et al., 1939), and social learning theory, according to Bandura. After the survey was complete in the region of Utena, it was set that most of the children (88%) feel safe – the safest areas in the school are classrooms (81%). The most unsafe zones would be the halls (54%) and outside the school environment (50%). Besides, the older the kids, the more they aggressive become. Each consecutive 10th child in this research experienced the violence scenes on his/her own. The main form of the violence in the schools is psychological one, even though children do not relate that with violence concept. Thus they do not go often for a help to school specialists. It was also set that children’s and adults’ attitude towards the violence is pretty much inadequate.