Management of school violence among school teachers Tamilarasi B.1, Kanagavalli P.2, Rukuya N.3 1Principal, Madha College of Nursing, Chennai 2Professor, Madha College of Nursing, Chennai 3B. Sc. (N) III year, Madha College of Nursing, Chennai Online published on 19 July, 2019. Abstract School violence is a serious problem in schools now-a-days. It is rapidly increasing in India. Teachers play an important role in preventing or reducing violence in school. Survey reveals that 12.4% of students have been in school violence in 2017. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of school based violence prevention programme on knowledge regarding management of school violence among school teachers. A pre experimental one group pretest post test design was used to determine the knowledge regarding management of school violence among 30 school teachers. They were selected using non-probability convenient sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaire method. Results revealed that majority, that is 24 (80%) school teachers had adequate knowledge on management of school violence following the school-based violence prevention programme. There was a significant difference found in the knowledge scores after the school based prevention programme. It was concluded that teachers ’knowledge has to be improved to reduce the school violence in today's world. Top Keywords School violence, school teacher, school based violence prevention programme. Top |