Manifestations of violence in schools - Field study in The Middle Of Abdul Hamid Ibn Badisin Tamnarsset

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the phenomenon of violence among students within educational institutions. A questionnaire prepared for this purpose was administered to a sample of 300 second- and third-year students at the Abdelhamid Ibn Badis institution in the city of Tamanrasset. First-year students were excluded as they were newly enrolled in the institution, and fourth-year students were excluded as they belong to exam classes. The researcher used the School Violence Manifestations Questionnaire by Fatima Kamel Mohamed, consisting of (37) items distributed across (5) dimensions: verbal violence, physical violence, psychological violence, violence against property, and sexual harassment. The responses were categorized into three alternatives: Always (3), Sometimes (2), Never (1).

The results of the study revealed that middle school students are exposed to violence in all its material and moral forms, with verbal violence being the most widespread. It was also concluded that there are no significant differences between the sexes in the degree of exposure to violence.