This study aims to suggest the direction for future research by analyzing the trends of current research on school violence. For this, 695 articles in registered (proposed) Korean Citation Index, published from 2002 to 2015, were analyzed according to...
This study aims to suggest the direction for future research by analyzing the trends of current research on school violence. For this, 695 articles in registered (proposed) Korean Citation Index, published from 2002 to 2015, were analyzed according to the themes, participants, methods, and assessments. The results are as follows. First, the number of research studies on school violence dramatically increased in 2012-2013. Secondly, the most common subject of study was adolescents, and the least common were parents and teachers. Thirdly, the topic with highest number of research conducted was the “variable related to school violence”. Fourth, in terms of research methods, most researchers used self-constructed assessment scales, and did so without reporting data in terms of either cut-off point. Strength, limitations, implications of current findings, and future investigation regarding school violence are discussed.