Sports as a preventing/encouraging factor for reduction of violence in schools

Résumé

This study aimed to identify the impact of sports as a prevention/encouragement factor for reducing violence in schools in the East Jerusalem region from the point of view of teachers, as well as this study also showed the role of physical education classes in reducing violence between students as well as between teachers and students.  To achieve the goal of the study was conducted on a sample of (24) teachers through direct questions related to the subject matter of the study. In this study, the researcher used the descriptive method, where reference to the previous literature on the subject to illustrate the theoretical background of the study. The interview and statistical analysis tool was also used. The results suggest that the physical education class effectively contributes to improving students’ performance. When students engage in sports activities, it helps them get rid of the pressure and stress of studying and relieve its fatigue, and through the physical education class, they unload all negative charges and pent-up energy as a result of the pressure of the family and the school alike, contributing to an improvement of the climate in the classrooms.