- Title
- Strategies for Reducing Bullying in Secondary Schools: A Study of O.R. Tambo Inland Education District of South Africa
- Creator
- Poswa, Sakumzi
- Description
- This quantitative study explored strategies used in South African schools to reduce learner-to-leaner bullying. With the increase of incidents of bullying by peers in schools, as often reported by the media, it seemed learners’ truancy and psychological complications also likely to prevail. This study adapted the Social Disorganization Theory to develop its focus. A positivist paradigm guided the use of survey research design to collect data through a Likert scale designed questionnaire, where respondents either strongly agreed or strongly disagreed to each question. Data were from 320 learners, 240 parents, 30 teachers including six principals were computer-analysed to provide answers to the research questions. Findings revealed that, lack of positive teacher learner relationship, lack of parental support, environmental factors that contribute to learners’ behaviour, drugs and substance abuse to mention few. Suggested strategies to reduce bullying included employment of learner support agents, social workers and psychologists that could offer daily support services each from their professional views, to reduce bullying and give counselling to victims. The study recommended the need for awareness campaigns as a strategy to combat bullying. The researcher proposed a model for positive behavioural change and support to schools as a strategy to mitigate bullying and from all its sources. This is so because learners are supposed to attend school freely, without fear of bullying and be free from any form of bullying. There could be no quality basic education when school authorities do not adequately address bullying behaviours in their schools...
- Description
- Degree: D. Education (Educational Policy and Development)
- Date
- 2025
- Subject
- Bullying
- Subject
- Drugs and substance abuse
- Subject
- Parenting styles
- Subject
- Positive behavioural change and support
- Subject
- School based support team
- Type
- Doctoral(Thesis)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13884
- Identifier
- vital:79044
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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