Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v22i4.3718
Respect for Teachers in Relation to Student Violence against Teachers
Jelena Pavičić Vukičević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-1119
; Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb Horvaćanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Prpić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9308-2102
; III Grammar School in Zagreb Kušlanova 52, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Matea Korda
orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-8777
; The City of Zagreb Trg Stjepana Radića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Student respect for teachers is one of the important aspects of the student-teacher
relationship, which is considered an important component of the school climate.
Given the significant role of the school climate in predicting students’ violence
against teachers, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between
perceptions of students’ respect for teachers and students’ violence against teachers.
The research was conducted with two survey questionnaires intended for samples
of students and teachers, and 451 students and 102 high school teachers in the City
of Zagreb participated in the research. The perception of respect for teachers and
different forms of violence was examined by assessing participants’ agreement on
a six-point Likert-type scale (1 – strongly agree, 6 – strongly disagree). The results
indicate that students and teachers, on average, feel that students respect teachers to
a greater extent, and that they perceive different forms of violence against teachers
to a lesser extent. The correlation analysis found a statistically significant negative
association between respect for teachers and various forms of student violence
against teachers. It can be concluded that respect for teachers plays an important
role in explaining the occurrence of students’ violence against teachers.
Keywords
respect; school climate; students; teachers; violence against teachers
Hrčak ID:
250635
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Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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