Effectiveness of a training program to reduce bullying behavior towards children with learning difficulties in primary educations

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a training program in reducing bullying behavior towards a sample of students with learning difficulties in the first cycle of the fourth grade of primary education. The researcher designed the research tools according to the scientific procedures followed to achieve this. The final sample size was 16 male and female students suffering from learning difficulties and exposure to bullying behavior. It was divided into 8 control and 8 experimental. The researcher used appropriate statistical laws and the most important results are: 1- There are statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the scores of students with learning difficulties (members of the experimental and control groups) on the bullying behavior questionnaire in the post-measurement in favor of the experimental sample. 2- There are statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the scores of students with learning difficulties (members of the experimental group) on the bullying behavior questionnaire in the pre- and post-measurement in favor of the post-measurement. 3- There are no statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the scores of students with learning difficulties (members of the experimental group) on the bullying behavior questionnaire in the post- and post-measurement.