In the master's research study, we defined peer violence in kindergarten, the forms of peer violence, the victims and perpetrators of violence, and the emotions they experienced. We presented the causes and consequences of peer violence and the ways educators reacted when they noticed peer violence. We examined whether they used peer mediation and whether they created a plan to encourage appropriate behaviour when resolving violence against children. We also mentioned how information and communication tools affected violence and which gender was most often actively involved in peer violence. In the empirical part, we used a descriptive method and, as a research approach, qualitative research, in which we included cases that allowed us to obtain a variety of information. We chose interview and non-participant observation as the data collection technique and field method. We believe that the research conducted led to results concerning the different forms of peer violence in kindergarten, and the previously mentioned related relations, where it also became clear how these phenomena were expressed in two compared kindergartens from two different countries (Slovenia, Serbia).
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