Ortaokul Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Fiziksel ve Psikolojik Şiddete İlişkin Farkındalıkları

Abstract

The increase in the number of violence can be associated with raising awareness about violence, defining and recording types of violence, or the presence of push factors that cause violent behavior to emerge. However, violence has become more visible in social life with the more frequent use of the media. The aim of this study is to reveal the noticing of secondary mathematics teachers on the types of violence. For this purpose, four video segments representing the types of physical and psychological violence were watched by seven secondary school mathematics teachers working in different regions of Turkey. Written opinions of the teachers about the types of violence they noticed in the video sections were taken and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the teachers based on these opinions. The data obtained were analyzed with the content analysis technique and the opinions of the teachers were classified under three categories as "recognized types of violence", "defining the type of violence noticed" and "reaction to the type of violence". The analyzes revealed that the participating teachers generally recognized physical violence in the video sections they watched, but they had difficulties in recognizing and defining psychological violence. Although the reactions of the participating teachers about the types of violence they have developed awareness of, they preferred to remain unresponsive. Considering the importance of the reaction in preventing violence, it is suggested that in-service trainings will contribute to raising teachers' awareness of the types of violence.