A survey of the extent of bully/victim problems in private schools in Beirut
- Beirut American University of Beirut - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Education 2001
- 107 pages
النوع : Mémoire
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of bully/victim problems in upper elementary, middle, and high schools in six private English-speaking schools in Beirut, Lebanon. The four variables studied in relation to school, grade level and gender differences were: The extent of exposure to direct victimization, the extent of exposure to indirect victimization, the extent of bullying others, and the extent of bullying the teacher. Five low tuition schools and one high tuition school were selected using a stratified sampling method. The sample included 561 students. 144 from 5th grade, 147 from 7thgrade, 134 from 9thgrade, and 136 from I llh grade.--The instrument used was a short version of the Bully/Victim Questionnaire (Olweus, 1996), a 35-item self-report. The questionnaire was administered in English and adapted to the Lebanese situation. The data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS for Windows computer program. Students' responses were reported and compared using chi-square. All statistical tests were conducted at 0 05 alpha level.--Results showed that 23.3 % of the students were involved in bully/victim problems with 8.2 % of bullies and 15.1 % of victims. Moreover, 17.1% of the students were involved in bullying the teacher. Significant grade level and gender differences were found in relation to bullying others, bullying the teacher, and stability of bullying others as well as a significant tuition difference in relation to indirect victimization Based on these results, which show the existence of bullying problems in Beirut private schools, implications and suggestions for further research were drawn.
التنمير بيروت Beirut Beyrouth Bullying Difficultés d'apprentissage Harcèlement Learning Difficulties Private sector Secteur Privé التعليم الخاص الصعوبات التعلمية