In my dissertation, I present violence at the Drska Primary School in Novo mesto, researching students attending the last three years of primary school and focusing mainly on sexual and online violence among them. I had this topic in mind from the very beginning and I finally decided on it during my internship at the Drska Primary School, when there was a case of sexual as well as online violence. In my opinion, each of us faced violence at some point in our lives, as a victim, perpetrator, or observer. In addition to the various forms of violence, the factors influencing the occurrence of peer violence are also important. One of the key factors that influence a child’s development and behavior is school. I will focus on ways to deal with peer violence, as well as the role of school and social workers.
With my research, I wanted to obtain data on whether gender is a significant factor in school violence and whether girls are more likely to be victims of violence than boys. I was interested in whom the students who are or would-be victims of violence trust or would trust, with whom they talk about their bad experience, and what form of violence the students most often recognized at their school.
The research I conducted is quantitative, as I processed and analyzed the material with the help of numerical data using the questionnaire as my measurement tool, which was voluntary and anonymous for the surveyed students. I used non-probability and convenience sampling. The population consists of students from the Drska Primary School in Novo mesto. A total of 131 respondents who differed from each other in terms of gender and class completed questionnaires.
The research results showed that students notice any form of violence in their school medium often, with the most common being insults, and the least common being sexual and online violence. Through research, I found that girls were more likely to answer they were victims of violence than boys. The research also shows that students most frequently confide in their family (parents, sisters and brothers) about their unpleasant experience, and least frequently in a social worker or school psychologist.
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