Decreasing Student Violence in School by Mediator: A Case Study

The objective of this research is to identify guidelines to alleviate student violence in Ban-kam-kaen school by a mediator. Thai students and youth are facing social and cultural changes that include an increase in undesirable behavior in both failure of their studies and insecure future. The target group of this study included seven administrators and teachers, 43 parents and 56 students. A mixed mode method consisted of surveys, observation and interviews was employed in this study. Quantitative data was analyzed using frequency and percentage meanwhile qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. The results of this study revealed that (1) For physical violence, students were both offenders and defenders until they were injured by fighting caused by the nagging of friends or parents, or being assaulted; (2) For sexual violence, it was found that they were sexually violated by touching or fondling or viewing pornographic media. The place of the assault was the home of their boyfriend or other trusted person; (3) For mental violence, most students and teachers agreed that it was caused by misunderstanding, for example students lacked of self-discipline to concentrate on their lesson, and finally students found to be neglected due to poverty. In addition, a set of guidelines comprised of providing training of awareness to teachers and students, getting student involvement, organizing a field trip to the local police station, and conducting a follow up and evaluation.