Middle School Violence: A comparative study

 
 
 
 

Middle School Violence: A comparative study

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dc.contributor.advisor King, Tammy A. en_US
dc.contributor.author Gray, Jennifer Varley en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-06-30T15:36:58Z
dc.date.available 2008-06-30T15:36:58Z
dc.date.created 1998 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-06-30T15:36:58Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu997199302 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/3000
dc.description An analysis of middle school violence was conducted within Mahoning County. Data was collected from 157 sixth grade students from one inner city middle school and one suburban middle school. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire that focused on eight major areas. The questionnaire asked students if they had knowledge of violent incidents at school, if they had witnessed these incidents, if they worry about these acts happening to themselves, if they had been victimized, if they had committed any of the listed acts, where these acts took place, how they got to school, and what the students did to protect themselves. The violent acts that were listed and defined on the questionnaire were robbery, rape, sexual assault, attacks without weapons, attacks with weapons, bullying, carrying a weapon other than a gun, and carrying a gun. Resulting data was analyzed then tested for statistical differences based on the type of school attended and gender. An extensive literature review is also offered. It reviews youth violence causation, victims, violence within the schools, and hurdles to overcoming the problem. Current national research is cited. Overall, it appears that Mahoning County middle schools do experience violence yet for the most part this violence comes in the somewhat traditional forms of bullying and fighting. While other incidents have occurred, the numbers are low. Results also show that violence is experienced differently between the two sets of students when compared by school type and gender. As a result of these finding, a recommendation was made for further research and prevention planning from within the schools. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format x, 83 leaves en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject violence en_US
dc.subject middle schools en_US
dc.subject violence in schools en_US
dc.subject Mahoning County en_US
dc.title Middle School Violence: A comparative study en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MS en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Criminal Justice en_US
dc.degree.grantor Youngstown State University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Youngstown State University / OhioLINK en_US

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