Silva, Alessandra da.
Abstract:
The phenomenon of violence has been increasingly debated in Brazil as a problem that has worried the majority of the population in recent decades. This is a widespread phenomenon that spreads in all societies and their effects are expressed in different areas, and the school as an institution embedded in society, is not exempt from these practices. One of the forms of violence that is specific to the school environment and takes unique contours within this space involving mainly children and adolescents and is currently being studied more intensively in the Brazilian academic, is bullying. Given this situation, the research presented here aims to analyze the representations of violence among students that the teachers build about this situation. Our empirical analysis of the universe corresponds to two schools in the public school system located in different neighborhoods of the city of Campina Grande-PB, one located in an area considered peripheral located in the west; and the other is located near the downtown city. The subjects selected to contribute to our research were the teachers who teach in elementary school from 6th to 8th grade in the morning and afternoon shifts. Methodologically, we used the qualitative analysis through ethnographic practice through detailed observations in primary education schools. This technique allowed direct contact with the search field, allowing the interaction between the researcher and the researched subject. At the same time we conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 teachers of the respective schools, dealing with the design of these in relation to school violence, how they act in the face of bullying incidents in the school and what has been done to contribute to any
changes in practice such violence.
