العنف الطلابي في الجامعات الأردنية : دراسة تطبيقية على عينة من طلبة جامعة البترا

الملخص EN

This study aimed to identify the causes of violent behavior of students at Jordanian Universities: its causes and manifestations, This is an applied study on a sample of students from Petra University.A questionnaire was developed for the purpose of the study, and was distributed to an Appliance Random Sample of (450) students, it was found that a total of (416) questionnaires were valid for statistical analysis in the second semester of 2013.Through statistical analysis, the results showed a descending order of campus violence factors as follows: ♦♦ The first factor of violence was the student psychological situation, Where the study showed that mental disorders and anxiety affect the student and lead him to violence.

♦♦ The second factor was the social differences and the varying levels of economic status among students as a factor of campus violence.The study showed that these differences generate a sense of social hatred among some students concerning economic and family conditions which sometimes lead students exercise violence.

♦♦ The third factor was favoritism in the application of university rules (Wasta) which drives some students to feel a sense of injustice and rebellion and thus to practice violence.

The study recommended that a national conference be organized to discuss the causes of campus violence and its consequences.The presence of the police inside the university campus is necessary.As well, the decisions of boards of disciplining students in universities should not be undone under the effect of any external interference.