SCHOOL BULLYING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE PALESTINIAN ARAB SOCIETY IN ISRAEL

Younis Fareed Abu Alhaija Department of Education, Sakhnin College, Academic College for Teacher Education, Israel aboelhi5@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-7712
Yousef Methkal Abd Algani Department of Mathematics Education, Sakhnin College, Israel, Department of Mathematics Education, The Arab Academic college for education in Israel, yosefabdalgani@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2801-5880

Abstract

The research aims to study the phenomenon of school bullying and its relationship to social skills among primary school students in the Palestinian Arab community in Israel. Numerous researches indicated that acquiring social skills contributes to achieving social adjustment within the school group to which the students belong and helps them overcome their problems, worries, and fears. The research relied on the quantitative methodology, and the research sample consisted of (160) male and female elementary school students (sixth grades) in the Palestinian Arab community in Israel. The researchers prepared a form to collect data on the effect of social skills on school bullying. The results of the research indicated that the higher the level of social skills at school, the lower the level of school bullying behavior. In addition, the results indicated a positive relationship between improving and developing the school climate and reducing the phenomenon of school bullying.

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school bullying, social skills, school climate, primary school students


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