Students' perceptions of school climate where violence is prevalent in schools

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the students’ perceptions about the school climate in schools where
violence takes place. Participants included 411 students (197 female and 214 male). In this study, as data collecting means,
Comprehensive Assessment of School Environment was used. The collected data were analyzed with independent samples t
test and fixed effects variance analysis, and the significance level p<,05 was used. The results showed that female
participants had positive perceptions of guiding, lesson management, sexual harassment and sexual discrimination compared
to male participants; younger students had more positive perceptions about the school climate than older students. It was
found that 8th grade students felt safer than any other grades.