Questionnaire: violence, bullying, tolerance and respect
The questionnaire was posted by Romanian coordinator teacher on www.quia.com before the first meeting in Turkey (15 oct- 15nov 2011), and about 20 students from each country could access and answer the questions. The results were showed and discussed in the first meeting together students and teachers.
The report of Quia showed that 46 students answered correctly (that means students chose those options that were expected) and the others scored 70% or less and is presented below:
1. what's the best way to stop violence? - 19%
2. Whom did you tell about the violence? - 23%
3. Since the beginning of the school year, - 25%
have you laughed at any of your classmates?
4. When victims are bullied they tend to - 29%
do which of the following in response to the bullying incident?
5. which is the capital of Estonia? - 29%
6. What will save the humanity? - 29%
7. How are the behaviour conflicts- 30%
solved in your school?
8. When a bully harasses another child, - 30%
the victims tend to be of the following?
9. the age period in which children bully the most....? - 35%
10. What caused that kind of behaviour? - 35%
11. What"s the reason of violence for you?- 40%
12. Which subjects help to understand multicultural differences? - 43%
13. The presence of people with disabilities in school..? - 50%
14. How often do you see violence or bullying around you? - 50%
15. Which country has the river Danube as most of its northern border? - 50%
16. Most bullying typically takes place...? - 51%
17. Which of the statements about the ways in which boys and girls bully is true? - 52%
18. What is the most common place where children can be a target of violence? - 53%
19. Which country that used to use the Cyrillic alphabet until 19th century and - 54%
later replaced it with the Latin one?
20. Do you consider yourself a tolerant person? - 55%
21. Where do you meet tolerance the most? - 55%
22. Where do you see violence the most? - 55%
23. This is home country of a Manchester United striker. - 58%
24. Do you find the way behaviour conflicts are solved in your school is efficient? - 55%
25. Slovenia means....in Slovenian - 59%
26. It's the first country declared full sovereignty from Soviet Russia - 62%
27. In terms of social skills, children who bully have ...characteristics? - 63%
28. It is the 9th largest country in Europe. - 66%
29. It is the first only country joined to EU...- 70%
To be more clearly, here are the results in detail.
violence, bullying, tolerance and respect - Questionnaire
The report of Quia showed that 46 students answered correctly (that means students chose those options that were expected) and the others scored 70% or less and is presented below:
1. what's the best way to stop violence? - 19%
2. Whom did you tell about the violence? - 23%
3. Since the beginning of the school year, - 25%
have you laughed at any of your classmates?
4. When victims are bullied they tend to - 29%
do which of the following in response to the bullying incident?
5. which is the capital of Estonia? - 29%
6. What will save the humanity? - 29%
7. How are the behaviour conflicts- 30%
solved in your school?
8. When a bully harasses another child, - 30%
the victims tend to be of the following?
9. the age period in which children bully the most....? - 35%
10. What caused that kind of behaviour? - 35%
11. What"s the reason of violence for you?- 40%
12. Which subjects help to understand multicultural differences? - 43%
13. The presence of people with disabilities in school..? - 50%
14. How often do you see violence or bullying around you? - 50%
15. Which country has the river Danube as most of its northern border? - 50%
16. Most bullying typically takes place...? - 51%
17. Which of the statements about the ways in which boys and girls bully is true? - 52%
18. What is the most common place where children can be a target of violence? - 53%
19. Which country that used to use the Cyrillic alphabet until 19th century and - 54%
later replaced it with the Latin one?
20. Do you consider yourself a tolerant person? - 55%
21. Where do you meet tolerance the most? - 55%
22. Where do you see violence the most? - 55%
23. This is home country of a Manchester United striker. - 58%
24. Do you find the way behaviour conflicts are solved in your school is efficient? - 55%
25. Slovenia means....in Slovenian - 59%
26. It's the first country declared full sovereignty from Soviet Russia - 62%
27. In terms of social skills, children who bully have ...characteristics? - 63%
28. It is the 9th largest country in Europe. - 66%
29. It is the first only country joined to EU...- 70%
To be more clearly, here are the results in detail.
violence, bullying, tolerance and respect - Questionnaire
Some of the options refers to strict answers, the other ones are are considered only in terms of opinion about the subject project, aiming to whether students will be improved / changed their attitude to the end of the educational cultural approach.
No.
Sometimes – 25% (that means 25% answered they have done something wrong!)
Never – 75%
from other classes – 75%
Italy
Turkey
Romania
Lack of religious beliefs – 10%
Talking about violence - -
Watching films about violence – 40%
Learning about violence in family or environment by seeing – 25%
Older -
Younger – 50%
Bullies will pick on older kids, kids their age, and younger kids – 30%
In the morning, on the way to school – 5%
During school hours while children are in unstructured activities (e.g. recess, in the hallway or bathroom etc.) – 51%
During school hours and while students are in class – 9%
Middle School – 35%
Elementary and Middle School – 25%
High School – 15%
Italy
Turkey
Romania – 75% (that means that 25% of students didn’t know the answer at all!)
On streets – 55%
On TV – 20%
At stadiums – 15%
On internet – 10%
Romania – 25% (the others didn’t choose any option!)
Bulgaria
To stop watching programme includes violence on TV – 20%
To educate students about violence – 25%
To limit internet access to sites includes violence – 10%
To develop parents-school relation – 10%
To include moral values more in education – 10%
To have more cultural and social activities at school – 24%
Geography – 25%
History – 43%
Mathematics – 10%
Music – 12%
Bulgaria – 10%
Poland – 20%
Italy
Italy and Romania – 25%
Turkey and Bulgaria – 50% (the others – no answer!)
False – 85%
personal conflicts – 10%
learning difficulties – 20%
to draw the attention of other students – 35%
some other reasons – 25%
Bulgaria – 17%
Poland – 58%
Slovenia – 15%
the corridor – 22%
the toilet – 10%
the school canteen
the changing room
the street – 53%
Tallinn – 22%
Kaunas – 10%
Keila – 21%
I don’t care. I understand them, but I don’t feel the need to socialize with them.- 50%
I feel really good around them. Some of them are pretty nice and sociable partners.-25%
What is important in a relationship is the attitude not the physical perfection.- 15%
my friends – 50%
my teachers – 23%
Bulgaria – 50%
Hungary – 50%
No, it isn't. I think it should be improved. – 45%
It depends. There are unfair situations where violence is justified. – 35%
Yes. It is the best way to solve the problem
Sometimes. I have my own limits. – 25%
Not at all. there are many people and situations that we can't and we mustn't tolerate.- 20%
Italy – 85% (the others didn’t choose any options!
Romania
Latvia
Bulgaria
Poland – 66%
Italy – 9%
Often – 50%
Rarely – 15%
Never – 25%
Italy
Turkey – 67% (the others didn’t choose any options!)
Romania
Latvia
Romania
Italy – 85% (the other students didn’t know the answer)
They have high levels of social skills and social intelligence – 10%
They have high levels of social skills, but poor social intelligence – 12%
They have low levels of social skills and social intelligence – 63%
They have low levels of social skills, but strong social intelligence – 15%
In books I read – 20%
I hear in the programmes I watch on TV – 5%
I know nothing about it – 20%
Euro- 25%
Zloty – 70%
by the class teacher – 30%
by the headmaster/principal – 10%
by the social worker – 10%
by the parents – 10%
by authorities – 1%
by some other possibility – 14%
They immediately tell their parents – 30%
They may wait a while, but they will likely tell school figures and their parents – 10%
They will likely keep the incident to themselves – 31%
Girls tend to bully with physical behaviors while boys bully with words – 10%
Boys and girls tend to bully in essentially the same way – 25%
Both boys and girls use a combination of physical behaviors and bullying with words – 13%
Land of Slavs – 16%
Slav language – 25%
Home of Slavs – 59%
No. There’s too much talk about the rights of the minorities but never about their responsibilities.
Italy
Romania -13%
Estonia – 62%
Tolerance – 26%
Moral values – 10%
Understanding – 25%
Communication – 29%
Liliana Gheorghe - teacher coordinator, Romanian Team
- Since the beginning of the school year, have you laughed at any of your classmates?, insulted anyone?, aggressed anyone?, ignored anyone?, isolated anyone?, offended anyone?, menaced anyone?, stolen something from anyone? (1 point)
No.
Sometimes – 25% (that means 25% answered they have done something wrong!)
Never – 75%
- If you were a violence target, who were pupils that bullied you? (1 point
from other classes – 75%
- Which is the country that used to use the Cyrillic alphabet until the 19th century and later replaced it with the Latin one? (1 point)
Italy
Turkey
Romania
- What’s the reason of violence for you? (1 point)
Lack of religious beliefs – 10%
Talking about violence - -
Watching films about violence – 40%
Learning about violence in family or environment by seeing – 25%
- When a bully harasses another child, the victims tend to be which of the following? (1 point
Older -
Younger – 50%
Bullies will pick on older kids, kids their age, and younger kids – 30%
- Most bullying typically takes place at the following times and places: (1 point)
In the morning, on the way to school – 5%
During school hours while children are in unstructured activities (e.g. recess, in the hallway or bathroom etc.) – 51%
During school hours and while students are in class – 9%
- The age period in which children bully the most is the following: (1 point)
Middle School – 35%
Elementary and Middle School – 25%
High School – 15%
- Which country is of origin for Count Dracula. It is also where one of the traditional dishes is called “Mamaliga” and its capital is known as “The Small Paris”. (1 point)
Italy
Turkey
Romania – 75% (that means that 25% of students didn’t know the answer at all!)
- Where do you see violence the most? (1 point)
On streets – 55%
On TV – 20%
At stadiums – 15%
On internet – 10%
- Which EU member state was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Dacia? (1 point
Romania – 25% (the others didn’t choose any option!)
Bulgaria
- What’s the best way to stop violence? (1 point
To stop watching programme includes violence on TV – 20%
To educate students about violence – 25%
To limit internet access to sites includes violence – 10%
To develop parents-school relation – 10%
To include moral values more in education – 10%
To have more cultural and social activities at school – 24%
- Which subjects help to understand multicultural differences? (1 point)
Geography – 25%
History – 43%
Mathematics – 10%
Music – 12%
- It is the first and only country joined to EU after it declared full sovereignty from Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991. (1 point)
Bulgaria – 10%
Poland – 20%
Italy
- Who are our partner-countries which speak languages that are part of the Roman language group? (1 point)
Italy and Romania – 25%
Turkey and Bulgaria – 50% (the others – no answer!)
- Most bullying happens when there are adults present (1 point
False – 85%
- What caused that kind of behaviour? (1 point)
personal conflicts – 10%
learning difficulties – 20%
to draw the attention of other students – 35%
some other reasons – 25%
- This is the home country of a Manchester United striker. It has the world`s largest IMAX 3D cinema and the residents shake their heads to mean yes and nod for no. (1 point)
Bulgaria – 17%
Poland – 58%
Slovenia – 15%
- What is the most common place where children can be a target of violence? (1 point)
the corridor – 22%
the toilet – 10%
the school canteen
the changing room
the street – 53%
- Which city is the capital of Estonia? (1 point)
Tallinn – 22%
Kaunas – 10%
Keila – 21%
- The presence of people with disabilities in school: (1 point)
I don’t care. I understand them, but I don’t feel the need to socialize with them.- 50%
I feel really good around them. Some of them are pretty nice and sociable partners.-25%
What is important in a relationship is the attitude not the physical perfection.- 15%
- Whom did you tell about the violence? (1 point)
my friends – 50%
my teachers – 23%
- Which country has the river Danube as most of its northern border? (1 point)
Bulgaria – 50%
Hungary – 50%
- Do you find the way behaviour conflicts are solved in your school is efficient? Would you change it? (1 point)
No, it isn't. I think it should be improved. – 45%
- Will you use violence to solve a problem you are involved in? (1 point)
It depends. There are unfair situations where violence is justified. – 35%
Yes. It is the best way to solve the problem
- Do you consider yourself a tolerant person? (1 point)
Sometimes. I have my own limits. – 25%
Not at all. there are many people and situations that we can't and we mustn't tolerate.- 20%
- It is the home country of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael. It is famous with its pasta dishes. (1 point)
Italy – 85% (the others didn’t choose any options!
Romania
Latvia
- It is the 9th largest country in Europe. It is the home country of Pope Joan Paul the second and it is where the Second World War started. (1 point)
Bulgaria
Poland – 66%
Italy – 9%
- How often do you see violence or bullying around you? (1 point)
Often – 50%
Rarely – 15%
Never – 25%
- 97% of this country’s territory is based in Asia and 3% is in Europe. The biggest city is NOT its capital city. It is famous with its traditional sweet dessert “Baklava”. (1 point)
Italy
Turkey – 67% (the others didn’t choose any options!)
Romania
- This country has the shape of a boot; its fashion capital is Milan. It has the only active volcano in Europe. (1 point
Latvia
Romania
Italy – 85% (the other students didn’t know the answer)
- In terms of social skills, children who bully have which of the following characteristics? (1 point)
They have high levels of social skills and social intelligence – 10%
They have high levels of social skills, but poor social intelligence – 12%
They have low levels of social skills and social intelligence – 63%
They have low levels of social skills, but strong social intelligence – 15%
- Where do you meet “tolerance” the most? (1 point
In books I read – 20%
I hear in the programmes I watch on TV – 5%
I know nothing about it – 20%
- . What is Poland’s currency? (1 point)
Euro- 25%
Zloty – 70%
- How are behaviour conflicts solved in your school? (1 point)
by the class teacher – 30%
by the headmaster/principal – 10%
by the social worker – 10%
by the parents – 10%
by authorities – 1%
by some other possibility – 14%
- When victims are bullied, they tend to do which of the following in response to the bullying incident? (1 point)
They immediately tell their parents – 30%
They may wait a while, but they will likely tell school figures and their parents – 10%
They will likely keep the incident to themselves – 31%
- Which of the following statements about the ways in which boys and girls bully is true? (1 point)
Girls tend to bully with physical behaviors while boys bully with words – 10%
Boys and girls tend to bully in essentially the same way – 25%
Both boys and girls use a combination of physical behaviors and bullying with words – 13%
- Slovenia means ................................... in Slovenian (1 point
Land of Slavs – 16%
Slav language – 25%
Home of Slavs – 59%
- Do you consider that a person of a different nationality/religion has the same rights as you? (1 point)
No. There’s too much talk about the rights of the minorities but never about their responsibilities.
- It’s the first country declared full sovereignty from Soviet Russia. (1 point)
Italy
Romania -13%
Estonia – 62%
- What will save humanity? (1 point)
Tolerance – 26%
Moral values – 10%
Understanding – 25%
Communication – 29%
Liliana Gheorghe - teacher coordinator, Romanian Team