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A STUDY OF THE PHENOMENON OF BULLYING IN PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GILGIT GILGITBALTISTAN

36 Pages : 361-368

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).36      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).36      Published : Mar 2021

A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan

    The purpose of this study was to assess teachers' understanding of the phenomenon of bullying and bullying-victim students' experiences in three public sector secondary schools in Gilgit, GB, Pakistan. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview and informal interactions with four teachers and three students. Teachers knew bullying as violence inflicted upon weaker students by older students. They seemed to be unsure of what includes 'bullying'. Resultantly, Rules and regulations at school with regard to bullying were also unclear. Many behaviors defined as 'bullying' in literature were ignored and accepted as a common form of behavior among school children. Parents' education level and social status indicated a relationship with bullying behavior. The victims, usually unheard of, also mentioned that they were teased by bullies more frequently, threatened with different types of further abuse if they reported to teachers or parents. They felt afraid, stressed, demotivated, felt low self-esteem, depressed. It is recommended that bullying should be curbed from the very beginning whenever noticed. Explicit strategies and their promulgation within the school should be in place.

    Bullying; School Violence, Physical Harm, Parental Role, School Stress
    (1) Kamal Ud Din
    Lecturer, Department of Educational Development, Karakorum International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Mahvish Fatima Kashif
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Maisam e Tammar
    Research Scholar, Department of Educational Development, Karakorum International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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    APA : Din, K. U., Kashif, M. F., & Tammar, M. e. (2021). A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VI(I), 361-368. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).36
    CHICAGO : Din, Kamal Ud, Mahvish Fatima Kashif, and Maisam e Tammar. 2021. "A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (I): 361-368 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).36
    HARVARD : DIN, K. U., KASHIF, M. F. & TAMMAR, M. E. 2021. A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 361-368.
    MHRA : Din, Kamal Ud, Mahvish Fatima Kashif, and Maisam e Tammar. 2021. "A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI: 361-368
    MLA : Din, Kamal Ud, Mahvish Fatima Kashif, and Maisam e Tammar. "A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VI.I (2021): 361-368 Print.
    OXFORD : Din, Kamal Ud, Kashif, Mahvish Fatima, and Tammar, Maisam e (2021), "A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (I), 361-368
    TURABIAN : Din, Kamal Ud, Mahvish Fatima Kashif, and Maisam e Tammar. "A Study of the Phenomenon of Bullying in Public Sector Secondary Schools in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 361-368. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).36