SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN CHILE: CHALLENGES FROM THE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVEAbstract
For more than a decade, Chile has been promoting public policies to reduce school violence, especially in the dimension identified as violence perpetrated by the school system itself. The scope of the phenomenon and the transcendence of the government’s attention strategies for teaching - as an essential activity of school activities - are reviewed. This exploratory qualitative study is based on interviews with teachers from subsidized private schools in the Maule region. The analysis highlights the thinking and dynamics of teachers, identifying various critical points which, if addressed, would reduce the problem. Finally, policy proposals are formulated to provide guidance and support for teaching in educational centers.
VIOLENCE; PUBLIC POLICIES; PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE; CHILE