6 th International Conference on Intercultural Education "Education and Health: From a transcultural perspective" Violence at school: a sample of young muslims and young valencians

Violence at school is considered to be an important issue in Spain, despite the fact that the majority of secondary education students reject it. Over the last decade awareness h as been raised with regard to this problem. In this study we aim to analyze the perception of school violence held by two very different groups of secondary education students. A sample of young Muslims (n=88) and young Valencians (n=88) (aged between 12 and 18) has been used, all of whom live in the city of Valencia (Spain) and study in 12 secondary educational centers in the city. We observed significant differences in the perception that young Muslims and Valencians have of this violence. Both groups re ject violence and take little part in it, with the former group perceiving it to a greater extent than the latter. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Encarnacion Soriano, Christine Sleeter and Maria Antonia Casanova. Keyword: School violence; Immigrants; Muslims, secondary education