An Analyis of School Violence as Reflected in the Printed Media

Abstract

School violence is one of the most important problems threatening physical and mental health of people in Turkey as well .The main purpose of this study is to analyze school violence as reflected in the print media between the years of 2005 and 2010. It aims to explore the dynamics of and reasons behind school violence. Besides, the context for school violence is also examined. In this study, national newspapers, namely Hürriyet, Cumhuriyet, Zaman and Sabah published between the years of 2005 and 2010 were scanned to detect news on school violence and detected news was content analyzed. Findings revealed that violence occurred mostly in primary schools between teachers and students. Also, news on school violence was mostly published in Hürriyet, but at least in Cumhuriyet.Keywords: school violence, case study, teacher, student Extended AbstractPurpose and Significance: School violence is one of the most important problems threatening physical and mental health of people in Turkey as well. It is terribly increasing at a high speed. It is necessary to take this growing violence under control at proper time. Otherwise, it will go out of hands. Violence refers to immediate or chronic situations that result in injury to the psychological, social or physical well-being of individuals or groups. The level of children's exposure to community violence or media violence may vary. However, the psychological and behavioral risks that are associated with children's exposure to these types of violence are remarkably similar. The main purpose of this study is to analyze school violence as reflected in the print media between the years of 2005 and 2010. It aims to explore the dynamics of and reasons behind school violence. Besides, the context for school violence is also examined.The following research questions were addressed based on those purposes: 5. What is the range of news in newspapers according to formal education levels?