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Impact of bullying experiences on preservice teachers studying at university
Broadbent, Carolyn Burgess, Jill
Broadbent, Carolyn
Burgess, Jill
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Abstract
This research study describes the occurrence of bullying of preservice teachers within a university environment, the emotional impact of such behaviour and the challenges for universities in countering the behaviour. The study investigates preservice teachers’ knowledge of bullying; bullying behaviours towards others; and those directed at them; the emotional impact of bullying; and utilisation of sources of support. Predominantly quantitative methodologies are used for the collection of data, with some qualitative methods used, such as open-ended questions, to further bring meaning to the data. A modified questionnaire originally developed by the School of Psychology was distributed to ninety-five pre-service teachers from one campus of a multi-campus university in Australia. Results from the study indicate that 91 of the 95 students (96%) did experience some form of bullying behaviours in their lives; by the second year of university, 45% of this bullying was experienced at university. Bullying behaviours directed towards others were investigated, including, making jokes about others (29%), direct teasing of another (28%), and rude remarks directed against another (27%). Friends (55%), family (28%) and other university students (24%) were the main reported bullies towards the students, with teaching personnel (2%) not rated highly.
Keywords
bullying, cyberbullying, university, preservice teachers
Date
2019
Type
Conference item
Journal
Book
ICEEPSY 2018 : Education and educational psychology
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Page Range
47-57
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ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY-NC 4.0
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Open