The Effectiveness Of School Sports Activities In Identifying And Eliminating The Phenomena Of School Bullying In Babylon Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of school sports activities in detecting and limiting the phenomenon of school bullying, which includes both verbal and physical occurrences, in Babylon Province schools, as well as to identify differences in the level of school bullying based on variables such as school location and teaching stage. To accomplish this, the researcher used a questionnaire to gather data and information from a random sample of 120 physical education teachers in Babylon Province schools. The study's findings revealed that there were minimal signs of violent conduct in schools during sports activities, with physical school bullying coming in second and to a lesser extent than verbal school bullying. The findings showed that there were no differences in the phenomenon of school bullying due to the variable of school location on the total score, but there were differences in physical school bullying between village school students and city school students, favoring city schools, and no differences in the phenomenon of verbal school bullying between students of different teaching levels. The study suggested focusing on investing in and enhancing positive behavior while restricting and correcting negative behavior.