ABSTRACT

School safety is a key feature of the learning environment. Research suggests if students perceive their environment as unsafe they will face a myriad of possible detrimental consequences. Using qualitative interviews, we explore the factors most consistently identified by students as important in their feelings of safety. We examine whether the type of building (elementary vs. high school) impacts the themes generated by students in their responses about feelings of safety in their school. Our results speak to how perceptions of school safety are formed, how students understand the role of other students and adults in mitigating or exacerbating violence, as well as the role external resources in their environments play in protecting youth from school violence.

摘要

学校安全是学习环境的关键特征。研究表明，如果学生认为自己的环境不安全，他们将面临各种可能的有害后果。通过定性访谈，我们探究了学生最一致地认为对他们的安全感至关重要的因素。我们检查建筑物的类型（小学还是高中）是否影响学生在对学校安全感的反应中产生的主题。我们的研究结果表明，人们对学校安全的看法是如何形成的，学生如何理解其他学生和成人在缓解或加剧暴力方面的作用，以及外部环境在保护青少年免受学校暴力方面的作用。