Effectsofbullyinginschools Theteachersperspectives
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VOL 2012
Journal of Society and Communication 161
Clifford Gomba
Abstract:
with peers about the targeted individual (Beran & Lupart, 2009).
(Carlyle & Steinman, 2007; Ma, Phelps, Lerner & Lerner, 2009). Ad
ncherla, 2005; Smith, 2004), but the area has not investigated ed
ucators’ views (e.g., Flynt & Morton, 2008). Most research does n
Bullying in Schools
ercent of youth are chronic victims, and 7-12 percent are chron
most schools.
ble (Thijs, & Verkuyten, 2008). Teachers should ensure there are
8).
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themselves with the victim for fear of being the next target and
they feel powerless to act, guilty of not acting and are tempted
Victims who have been the targets of bullying can suffer fro
Bullying can also affect bullies, victims and those who witness b
ecause they are being bullied (Wallace, 2003). In the U.S. suicid
Stop Bulling (n. d.), adults who recalled being bullied in youth
the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied (U.S. Depa
eers are also likely than those students who do not bully others
to carry a weapon, report poor grades, and get into frequent figh
ts. Be that as it may, not all students who bully others have obv
are children with high academic abilities and have social skills
as victims tend to be absent more often, spend less time and ene
wer achievement (Beran et al., 2008; Beran & Lupart, 2009; Dake,
ers, 11 were females and 9 were males. All 20 teachers were eligi
ble for the study as most of them were either practicing teachers
e data.
Major Findings
All the teachers who responded to the survey said that they
d for 73%, while physical accounted for 18%, while the remainder
sion from group, dating the same boyfriend and others just didn’t
like each other. Among boys some of the cause of bullying behavio
each other.
20% believed that they did. All teachers said that none of the vi
pment.
ose of middle and high schools (Beran, 2009). In this regard, incl
rage, each teacher dealt with 2 cases of bullying. The results als
o show that bullying occurs at nearly every grade level and that v
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erbal bullying was the most common form of bullying behavior. Bull
problem; it might be due to the fact that they have not dealt with
ll.
bullying cases took place at the playground. This may be that the
(Bauman, 2008; Beran, 2009). Following this line, this study conf
nts and parents on the effects of bullying and how best to handle
ing learning environment for students and safer education for all
(Carter, 2011).
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