Campus Violence on K-12 Setting Term Paper

Campus Violence on K-12 Setting

To Whom it May Concern,

I am planning to research the effects of offering a martial arts program regiment within the school on school violence among elementary, middle, and high school students. Search of ERIC databases has generated little prior research on this topic. Many studies have shown that martial arts have many beneficial effects on the emotional and physical well-being of those who participate in martial arts classes and studies. Other studies have linked school violence to a number of sources, including low self-esteem of those who experience violent outbursts, the stress caused by the school environment, the physical inactivity levels of a student sitting in class daily, and the often abusive and humiliating nature of the physical education programs that are traditionally offered in school, among many other factors. Additionally, many bullies chose to pick on those who have little or no self-defense skills and are unable to prevent the violent event from occurring.

The martial arts have been shown to not only improve self-esteem and physical overall well-being, but they also provide even a smaller student with the capability to overthrow an attacker, which may serve as a deterrent for the one who would initiate the attack.Finally, the martial arts teach control of mind and body to students, and the sheer lack of control involved in most violent activity on campus is a significant factor. Simply studying the behavior of children who participate in martial arts outside of the school, or by studying the violent behavior of those who are lacking in martial arts training, will not conclusively prove a link between martial arts training and a lower violence level. While correlational research in existing materials might be able to indicate that a link could theoretically exist between lower rates of youth violence and martial arts training, there is no way that merely reviewing the existing literature to provide truly convincing evidence that this link is causal rather than incidental. In order to prove a causal link between rates of violence and martial arts training, it would be necessary to undertake experimental research.

Experimental research and design must be focused on providing positive martial arts training as part of the regular school environment in the experimental groups, and then monitoring the effect which this has on violence levels and….....