School Bullying Behavior among Adolescents in Palestinian Public Schools from their Teachers’ Perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the school bullying behavior among adolescents in public schools in the Qalqilya Governorate from the teachers’ perspective in the first semester of the academic year (2018-2019). The study sample consisted of (240) teachers from the whole study population, which comprised 1200 teachers from public schools in the Qalqilya Governorate. The researcher used the descriptive research approach. A Questionnaire was used to measure school bullying behaviors. The questionnaire consisted of (30) sentences, divided into three domains. Its consistency and reliability were verified. the results of the study. Results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level of (α ≤ 0.05) in the phenomenon of school bullying behavior among adolescents in public schools in the Qalqilya Governorate from the teachers’ perspective due to the variable of gender. There were no statistically significant differences at the significance level of (α ≤ 0.05) in the phenomenon of school bullying behavior among adolescents in public schools in the Qalqilya Governorate from the teachers’ perspective due to the variable of the school. The study recommended the need to focus on teacher, counselor and trainer professional development to deal effectively with students’ behavioral problems.

A psychoeducational intervention for teachers about bullying behavior prevention among secondary school students

“…According to the study's findings, more than half of the participants say bullying is a moderate problem at their school, while one-quarter believe it is a major problem. That could be because, as the professors have indicated, school is critical in reducing bullying, which I agree with [17]. Most instructors stated that bullying among teens is a very high degree problem in schools, according to those who gave teachers' perspectives on school bullying behavior among adolescents.…”

“…In contrast, a higher percentage of male than female students report being physically bullied (6% vs. 4%) and threatened with harm (5% vs. 3%). Bullied students reported that bullying occurred in the following places: the hallway or stairwell at school (42%), inside the classroom (34%), in the cafeteria (22%), outside the school grounds (19%), on the school bus (10%), and in the bathroom or locker room (9%) [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”