Students’ Violence against Teachers in the Arab Sector in Israel—A Case Study

Abstract

The study deals qualitatively with one of the most concerning issues in contemporary education-the violence of students against teachers, a growing phenomenon that has not yet been thoroughly studied. It considers the phenomenon in question with relation to the diminishing status of the teacher's authority, as part of the transformation in adult authority. The theoretical framework presents information on students' violence against teachers at schools, while criticizing the incompetent coping with the phenomenon. In the methodological section, we present the interviews section and the list of questions we asked interviewees, such as: what types of violence are common in the school? What are the characteristics of the violent student? The findings describe the school where the research was conducted, and analyze the teachers' responses, while at the discussion summarizing the prominent points addressed by the interviews, to establish an applied model for dealing with the phenomenon at schools.

Strategies to Prevent Leaner-on-Educator Violence in South African Schools

“…The focus of the SROs is to identify the type of school crime or offence, security measures that can be taken and possible learned experience for future reference (Maman, et al, 2019). The work of SROs take up a significant amount of time during the day and SRO officers are expected to be well-trained, disciplined, law abiding and fully committed (Berg & Cornell, 2016).…”

“…This study sought for scientific and acceptable counteractive methods to combat violence against educators. Thus, violence in any form is a violation of the rights of children and educators and breaches the respect for human dignity and physical integrity (Maman et al, 2019). Specific deterrence is intended to deter an individual offender from committing a crime in future (Shelton et al, 2009).…”