Turkish Teachers' Views On Cyberbullying

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the opinions of Turkish teachers about cyberbullying. The study group of the research consists of Turkish teachers selected by random sampling, who are studying in a Turkish and Social Sciences Department Turkish Teaching master's program in a state university. The case study design, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. In order to analyze the data of the research, descriptive analysis method, one of the qualitative analysis methods, was used. A semistructured interview form was used to collect the data of the research. In order to increase the validity and reliability of the research, direct quotations were made from the opinions of Turkish teachers about cyberbullying. According to the results of the research, it was seen that Turkish teachers have general knowledge about cyberbullying. It was stated that legal sanctions should be applied to detect and prevent cyberbullying. The Turkish teachers participating in the research stated that the school and family should cooperate in order to combat cyberbullying.