The Role of Action Researches in Creating School without Violence
The Role of Action Researches in Creating School without Violence

Summary/Abstract: Evaluation of effects of the programme School without violence has been completed as an important thing which enables safe stay of pupils at school. It has been done as an action research with the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils at elementary school. General aim of this research is directed towards diminishing violent behaviour by the use of action research and making positive atmosphere, School without violence. This process of research had three phases. Programme activities and contents have been created in the first phase of this research programme as well as the organising of the teachers training who have agreed to take part in the project. In the second phase of this action research, activities and evaluation of the process were being done at the same time and in the last phase the final evaluation of the effects of the programme. The results showed that action research can change and improve educational practice with simultaneous, active taking part of the teachers, researchers, critical friends and pupils in all phases of the research. Activities that were completed showed that pupils learn about different kinds of violence as well as about different ways of reactions in these kinds of situations through creative way of work. Special accent in this research was directed towards developing and making constructive solutions in order to resolve conflicts and misunderstandings by talking and also through social dialogue, as well as towards non-violent communication and tolerance.

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