| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the subject. Due to the fact that emotional, physical and sexual violence cases against children as well as among themselves have increased dramatically, this Master‘s thesis presents the comparative analysis of the children who experienced violence in rural and urban secondary schools in Kelme area. Violent outbursts often happen in secondary comprehensive schools where students suffer physically and emotionally. There were even death cases. Research object- violence in rural and urban secondary schools in Kelmė area. Research objective- to analize and compare the situation of violence in rural and urban secondary schools in Kelmė area and present theoretical and empirical justifications for its prevention and elimination possibilities. Research tasks: 1. to reveal present situation, theoretical violence models, its occurrence, prevention and elimination possibilities. 2. to compare various manifestations of violence in Lithuanian and other European secondary schools. 3. to evaluate the possibilities of violence prevention and elimination. 4. to carry out a comparative analysis of children who experienced violence in Kelme rural and urban secondary schools. Research question: What is the violence situation, its prevention and elimination possibilities in rural and urban secondary schools in Kelme area? Hipotheses: 1. The students in rural secondary schools experience violence as well as use it themselves more often than urban students. 2. The positive school microclimate influences the success of violence prevention programmes and reliability of elimination possibilities. 3. The early (primary) prevention is the most effective and cheapest means to prevent violence at school. Research methods: analysis of scientific literature, comparative analysis and synthesis, questionnaire, MS EXCEL programme. Conclusions present the violence situation in secondary schools, its prevention and elimination possibilities. Summarising the results of empirical research, the hipothesis that violence is more frequent in rural schools was confirmed. This thesis will help the teachers, parents and other people to solve violence problem, find answers to difficult questions in this area. |
