Abstract:

In this study, the attitudes of 9th grade students‟ towards alienation and violence are aimed to investigate according to some variables. The sample of the study is consisted of 300 students who were studying in the city centre of Osmaniye in 2010-2011 Academic year. “Personal Information Form”, along with “Student Alienation Scale” and “Adolescents Attitudes Toward Violence Scale” were used as data collection tools in this scanning model research. According to findings based on the data which were analysed by statistical methods, 9th Grade students' attitudes towards violence and levels at alienation pre-school time and primary school type (public school, private school) has not got significant difference according to the variables. In addition, Anatolian high schools‟ and the general high schools‟ 9th grade students‟ attitudes towards violence were determined higher than Science High School 9th grade students‟.

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