Turkish Journal of Education (Jul 2012)

An Investigation of Primary School Students' Perceptions of Violence Revealed Through Their Drawings

  • Ahmet Saban,
  • Merve Gül Akbulut

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 21 – 38

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In this study, primary school students' perceptions of violence were investigated by means of pictures drawn by them. The participants included 80 students between the ages of 9 and 11 who attended three primary schools (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades) in the city of Konya during the 2011-2012 academic year. According to the findings of the study, the students mostly drew pictures of general violence which occurred in a family environment in the form of physical violence. In addition, students drew “father” as a figure practicing violence most, and “male child” and “mother” as figures exposed to violence most.

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