This study aimed to predict middle school students' attitude toward violence in accordance with the consciousness level of human rights by determining the relation between middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights and their attitude toward...
This study aimed to predict middle school students' attitude toward violence in accordance with the consciousness level of human rights by determining the relation between middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights and their attitude toward school violence, and also to draw measures through which students can respect and protect their own consciousness of human rights. In the results of researching and analyzing with 313 middle schoolers, we received conclusions like following.
Regarding middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights, first, the perception of the concept of human rights was the highest, and it was followed by the matter of actions for defending human rights and judgment of human rights values in the order.
Regarding middle schoolers' attitude toward violence, second, the tolerance of school violence was the highest, and it was followed by perception level of school violence and possibility of acting school violence in the order.
In case of consciousness level of human rights in accordance with general characteristics, third, the female students' consciousness level of human rights was higher than male students' while the consciousness level of groups including graduation from high school, graduation from college and higher than graduation from 4-year-course university was higher than the group of less than graduation from middle school in the mock achievement.
In case of attitude toward school violence in accordance with general characteristics, fourth, male students' tolerance of school violence, consciousness level of school violence and possibility of acting school violence were higher than female students'.
In regard of middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights, fifth, attitude toward school violence was influenced on tolerance of school violence and the possibility of acting school violence.
As a basic alternative to prevent school violence based on the results of this study, some implications of the study results can be suggested like following.
First, middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights was shown in the order of perception of the concept of human rights, the matter of acting for defending human rights and judgment of human rights values, which is significant that it is differentiated from the existing advanced studies that have emphasized the aspect of rights of human rights.
Second, middle schoolers' tolerance of school violence that accepts the necessity and legitimacy of school violence was high while self-recognition in which they can perform school violence in certain conditions was low. It means that it is necessary to intervene in school violence regarding middle schoolers' onlooking tolerant attitude toward school violence in school field.
Third, in regard of middle schoolers' consciousness level of human rights, the concept of human rights was the highest part. In this situation, beyond understanding concept, actions for preventing human rights and judgments based on justification of human rights need to be considered as a basic preventive alternative.