Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions on Cyberbullying in Educational Contexts

Carmen Yot-Domínguez, María Dolores Guzmán Franco and Ana Duarte Hueros
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Carmen Yot-Domínguez: Department of Didactic and School Organization, Faculty of Education, University of Seville, C/Pirotecnia, s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
María Dolores Guzmán Franco: Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences, Avda. Tres de Marzo s/n, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
Ana Duarte Hueros: Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences, Avda. Tres de Marzo s/n, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain

Social Sciences, 2019, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: This paper analyzes the perceptions of teachers in training regarding cyberbullying in schools. The objectives of the study were: to ascertain their perceptions regarding their concern and their commitment to cyberbullying, their agreement with the measures to address it in educational contexts, as well as the assessment of their capabilities to act and the training they have received and they would like to receive; to determine if the perceptions differ according to gender, age and degree pursued and if there are relationships between the perceptions; and, to define pre-service teachers’ profiles based on perceptions. With a survey research design, 408 students from different undergraduate and graduate education-related degree programs at Spanish public universities participated. Findings highlight the coexistence of three different teacher in training profiles. All profiles exhibit a high level of concern and recognize cyberbullying as a problem. They strongly agree with all the proposed prevention and management measures. Two of the three profiles perceive themselves as highly confident and willing to respond. On the contrary, participants in the third profile do not feel confident enough to act and consider their training insufficient, coinciding with the second profile. The need to approach this issue in the initial training of future education professionals is a main conclusion.

Keywords: school coexistence; cyberbullying; education; family; victims; prevention; management; training; perceptions; pre-service teachers; teacher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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