Abstract

The numerous empirical studies have shown that the learning environment perceived by the students – in contrast to “objectively” recorded learning conditions – can make an important contribution to explaining and understanding student behavior. The theoretical and empirical analyzes dealing with the problem of the school climate have taken up this idea. In this way, the role of the interrelationships between internal school environmental conditions and individual personal characteristics of the pupils is addressed. This article is intended to provide an overview of possible and investigated effects of the school climate. The focus of this article is the attempt to show the connections between the subjectively experienced school climate and different forms of violence, which have been measured and proven in many studies.