The Impact of School Climate on Violence in Arab Schools in JerusalemThe Perspective of Teachers

  1. Eldin Salhb, Ala 1
  2. Hernández Pina, Fuensanta 2
  3. Solís Becerra, Juan 3
  1. 1 Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad de Murcia
  2. 2 Profesora Emérita
  3. 3 Departamento Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura, Universidad de Murcia
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Journal:
IJNE: International Journal of New Education

ISSN: 2605-1931

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 11

Pages: 41-66

Type: Article

DOI: 10.24310/IJNE.11.2023.16443 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

School violence constitutes one of the central issues on public agenda in Israel and multiple other countries, since the figure of those students involved in such violence is considerable high according to international standards. The aim of this study is to examine the teachers' perceptions of the impact of educational climate on reducing violence in Arab schools in Israel. The tools used to collect data were a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. 352 teachers participated in the study: the number of participants filling in the school climate questionnaire was 302 and the number of participants in the interview were 50 teachers. All the participants in the study are from East Jerusalem and work in both state and private Arab schools. The findings of the study indicate that, according to the teachers’ opinions, there is a positive relationship between maintaining an optimal educational climate and the reduction of violence in the Arab schools.

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