Abstract

Introduction:

Bullying is considered one of the problems present in every school, because the behavior of harming others is hardly free from a school, and bullying in the classroom leads to the chaos experienced by most of our teachers, delays the learning and teaching process, reduces the possibility of benefiting from teaching, educational programs, psychological security, and security and social construction in the classroom environment.

Objectives:

This study aimed to determine the role principals in modifying the bullying behaviors of students in East Jerusalem public elementary schools from their viewpoints.

Methodology:

Where  the study used the descriptive curriculum, and the study population of the study was (3200) teachers, and the study sample consisted of 352 teachers.

Conclusions:

The results of the study showed that the role of principals in modifying students ' showed behaviors in East Jerusalem public elementary schools from the points of view of their teachers was high in the overall field, as the mean reached (3.98), and it turned out that the highest field is ( social interactions), where it turned out that the mean (4.07), and its standard deviation (0.98), while the field: the manager's relationship with students (social dimension) received the lowest mean, which reached (3.76). Acceptance of the null hypothesis according to the gender variable, scientific qualification. Rejection of the null hypothesis according to the variable of years of experience, where it was found that there are differences between (from 5-10 years, and more than 10 years in favor of 5-10 years), as for specialization, it was found that there are differences between (humanities, natural sciences in favor of Humanities), and(Natural Sciences, and others in favor of others)

Recommendations:

 The study came out in the light of its findings with a number of recommendations, including, the need to disclose the beneficiaries and victims of bullying in Jerusalem schools according to the educational stage, and to prepare appropriate treatment programs. work on identifying the psychological aspects that excite the sedentary, in order to control them, such as psychological problems caused by parents.

Keywords: bullying, East Jerusalem Schools, student behavior.