Date of Award

6-23-2009

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Sharon Richardson

Abstract

This study compared middle and junior high school administrators and teachers perceptions of bullying. The legal, ethical and moral implications related to the issue of bullying have significance for both the decision making aspects of administration and the educational instructional program. The study's purpose was to explore middle and junior high school administrators and teachers' knowledge and perceptions regarding bullying. To collect data for this comparative study, 490 surveys were distributed to 35 middle and junior high schools that were randomly selected in the state of Arkansas. Three hundred and seventy five surveys were returned yielding a return rate of 77%. The majority of the respondents were female teachers. MANOVA, Pearson r and ANOVA were used in analyzing the data. A difference between male, female, administrator and teacher perceptions of types of conduct being categorized as bullying was revealed in the data. The data also indicated a difference between administrator and teacher perceptions of gender differences in student bullying. A negative relationship was discovered between type of conduct categorized as bullying and years of experience. No difference in the male, female, administrator and teacher perceptions of the 2007 Arkansas Act 115 HB 1072 was noticed.

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