| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this undertaking was to describe the bullying of teachers in
the workplace. Employing phenomenological approach with 20 teachers, in depth interviews and focus group discussion were conducted which revealed that
bullying of teachers in the workplace is prevalent, and is usually perpetrated by
the school head or the authority figures in the school, co-teachers and students.
Four major types of bullying as experienced by teachers emerged, such as
emotional bullying, verbal bullying, physical bullying and cyberbullying.
Workplace bullying affected all facets of the teachers’ lives, their physical health,
psychological health and social health, being the emergent themes as
consequences of the workplace bullying. The participants of the study had
different approaches in coping with the experience, through personal struggle or
through group support. Based on the results of the study, it came out that most
bullying incidents are perpetrated by the school head or the authority figures in
the school, which made me conclude that in any organization, those in power
have the tendency to abuse.
In view of the above, the DepED and CHED need to take issues of
bullying more seriously and consider conducting a comprehensive review and
assessment if schools have anti-bullying policies and if they are strictly
implementing them and consequently, evaluate their effectiveness. School
heads on the other hand, may undergo leadership trainings and values formation
seminars to constantly remind them of their role and responsibilities. Skills
training may also be given to teachers to motivate them to assert their rights. | en_US |
