Capacity building of the school violence prevention and handling team to realize quality education

¹ Cosmetology Education, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
² Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
³ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
⁴ Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: mutimmatulfaidah@unesa.ac.id

Abstract

This paper aims to (1) describe the existing conditions of Lab School Unesa in the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Schools, and (2) describe the implementation of training and its results for the Violence Prevention and Handling Team. This type of research is Action Research with an Asset-based Community Development model. The informants of this research are teachers, the Director of the Institute, and the principal. Community Service activities are carried out through stages: (1) Asset preparation/mapping, (2) Action planning, (3) Action implementation, and (4) evaluation and monitoring. The data collection techniques are questionnaires, interviews, observation, and tests. The research results: (1) Violence prevention programs have been implemented in nine schools with similar patterns and (2) training was conducted in four sessions related to understanding violence in schools, reviewing cases of violence and handling strategies, victim assistance strategies, and assisting strategies for perpetrators of child abuse. The training was designed with lectures, discussions, games, and group work. The training has improved teachers’ knowledge and understanding of violence prevention and handling. This research implies is that preventing and handling violence in schools is not enough by involving students and teachers, but also families and the community. Schools without violence can be realized through synergy between various parties. This supports the achievement of SDGs for quality education.