Caracterización de la violencia escolar que presenta un grupo de estudiantes de una institución educativa oficial de Cali

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the manifestations of school violence presented by the seventh grade students of an Official Educational Institution of Cali. Methodology: Mixed approach research. The participants were 224 seventh grade students from the institution mentioned, aged between 12 and 17 years. The collection of the information was carried out through the Documentary analysis of the Observer (2018 school year); survey and focus groups. Results: It was observed that of 185 situations reported in the student's observer, the majority, 124 (67%), are related to physical violence, generally exercised by male students (72%), with ages ranging between 12 and 14 years (80%), from single-parent families (61%). According to the results, this type of violence is associated with aggressive games or "recocha", between students / classmates in the same classroom. Similarly, the passive or aggressive attitude of the teacher against the behavior of students is perceived as a factor that contributes to school violence. Conclusions: school violence is a phenomenon that is present in the educational institution; it is necessary to analyze this concept from the students' perception, possibly, they do not consider their acts as violent. Likewise, the teacher's performance and accompaniment is fundamental, in order to prevent violent situations from rapidly escalating in the classroom.