EPSY 121 : School violence psychology

Department

Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences

Academic Program

Bachelor in Education and Psychology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY 113

Overview

Concepts of violence, the concept of school violence, factors leading to school violence: economic factors, social factors, and political factors. Cultural factors, school factors, individual "subjective" factors, natural factors, environmental factors, psychological factors, family factors, mental factors, physical and health factors. Violence in the school environment: identifying forms of violence in the school environment: forms of violence in terms of the style and method of violence: physical violence, verbal violence, and symbolic violence. In terms of its directness: direct violence, indirect violence. In terms of individual or collective violence: individual violence, collective violence. Sources of violence in the school environment, causes of violence in the school environment, manifestations of school violence. Explanatory trends of violence: interpretation of psychoanalytic theory, interpretation of ethological theory, social learning theory. Biological theory of violence, ecology of violence, religious interpretations of violence. Theories of moral development and their interpretation of violence: Kohlberg's theory, Piaget's theory. The effects of violence in the school environment. Methods of treatment and prevention of violence in the school environment.

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. The student should know the concept of school violence, the factors leading to school violence

2. That the student define school violence in terms of its method and directness

3. The student should mention the sources of violence in the school environment, the causes of violence in the school environment, and the manifestations of school violence.

4. The student should speak in some detail about the interpretive trends of violence: interpretation of psychoanalytic theory, interpretation of ethological theory, and social learning theory. The biological theory of violence.

5. That the student derive the ecology of violence, the religious interpretations of violence. Theories of moral development and their interpretation of violence: Kohlberg's theory, Piaget's theory.

6. To discuss the effects of violence in the school environment. Methods of treatment and prevention of violence in the school environment.

7. That the student analyze the concept of school violence, the factors leading to school violence

8. The student should recall the forms of school violence in terms of its method and conduct

9. The student should discuss the sources of violence in the school environment, the causes of violence in the school environment, and the manifestations of school violence.

10. The student should analyze in some detail the explanations for violence: the interpretation of psychoanalytic theory, the interpretation of ethological theory, and the theory of social learning. The biological theory of violence.

11. That the student explain the ecology of violence, religious interpretations of violence. Theories of moral development and their interpretation of violence: Kohlberg's theory, Piaget's theory.

12. The student analyzes the effects of violence in the school environment. Methods of treatment and prevention of violence in the school environment.

13. The student should design a lesson explaining the concept of school violence, the factors leading to school violence, through a visual display.

14. The student should design a printed research plan on forms of school violence in terms of its method and conduct

15. The student should discuss the sources of violence in the school environment, the causes of violence in the school environment, and the manifestations of school violence

16. The student should design a slide show explaining the trends explaining violence: interpretation of psychoanalytic theory, interpretation of ethological theory, and social learning theory. The biological theory of violence.

17. The student should plan a conceptual map showing the ecology of violence and the religious interpretations of violence. Theories of moral development and their interpretation of violence: Kohlberg's theory, Piaget's theory.

18. To plan a symposium with his colleagues about the harms of violence in the school environment. Methods of treatment and prevention.

19. The student should communicate with his colleagues linguistically and electronically

20. To be able to work within a team, especially while doing group research

21. The student should use electronic learning resources and educational websites related to the course.

22. To be able to form positive relationships with colleagues during discussions and collaborative work.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lectures

2. Brainstorming

3. Cooperative learning

4. Presenting examples and problems during the lecture

5. Using the internet to enhance the content of the material.

6. Students’ participation and discussion during the lecture.

7. Scientific activities (e.g. writing a report or criticizing it as a visual presentation)

Methods of assessments

Student assessment in this course is distributed as follows: (Semester work 40% and final 60%)

Term work: (40 marks)

divided between:First written test of objective tests or vignettes (15 marks)

A second written test of the type of objective tests or vignettes (15 marks)

Scientific activities (eg writing a report or giving a presentation) (10 marks)

Final: written exam (60 marks)

Course contents.

The week

Scientific topic

1

Concepts of violence, the concept of school violence, factors leading to school violence: economic factors, social factors, political factors.

2

Cultural factors, school factors, individual "subjective" factors, natural factors, environmental factors, psychological factors, family factors, mental factors, physical and health factors.

3

Violence in the school environment: Identifying the forms of violence in the school environment: Forms of violence in terms of the method and method of violence: physical violence, verbal violence, symbolic violence.

4

In terms of its directness: direct violence, indirect violence. In terms of individual or collective violence: individual violence, collective violence.

5

First midterm exam (two hours)

6

Sources of violence in the school environment, causes of violence in the school environment, manifestations of school violence.

7

Explanatory trends of violence: an explanation of psychoanalytic theory.

8

Explanatory trends of violence: an explanation of ethological theory

9

Explanatory Trends of Violence: Interpreting Social Learning Theory

10

Second midterm exam (two hours)

11

Biological theory of violence. Theory of the ecology of violence.

12

Theory of religious explanations for violence. Theories of moral development and their interpretation of violence: Kohlberg's theory .

13

Theories of moral development and their explanation of violence: Piaget's theory.

14

The effects of violence in the school environment. Methods of treatment and prevention of violence in the school environment.

15-16

Final Exam

References

Reference title

Publisher

Published

Author

Country of publication

Violence and crime

Arab Science House

1997

Khalil Wadih Shakour

Beirut Lebanon

Adaptation and school problems

University Knowledge House

1996

Muhammad Mustafa Ahmed

Egypt

Violence and childhood psychological studies

Dar Safa for Publishing and Distribution

2008

Sawsan Shaker Majeed

Oman

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