How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in Ghana
Organisational climates determine the experiences, well-being, and output of people. In response to a growing concern about bullying and victimisation at universities, this study examined students’ perception of the university learning environment concerning their experience of various negative beha...
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| description | Organisational climates determine the experiences, well-being, and output of people. In response to a growing concern about bullying and victimisation at universities, this study examined students’ perception of the university learning environment concerning their experience of various negative behaviours and victimisation at two public universities in Ghana. The study is a cross-sectional survey of 751 respondents. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and regression analysis indicate how perceptions of the universities’ learning environment are related to students’ experiences. With an inverse relationship between students’ perception of the learning environment and their experience of various negative behaviours and victimisation, the study suggests that awareness of anti-bullying rules, which are strictly, fairly, and consistently enforced through participatory democratic principles, will be essential to ensure a positive psychosocial learning environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48c874b2f1f248968cf7c2df4d601dfa2022-12-22T04:40:51ZengSustainable Programs to Reduce Educational and Avocational Disadvantages (SPREAD)African Journal of Teacher Education1916-78222022-06-0111112610.21083/ajote.v11i1.68995467How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in GhanaEmmanuel Mensah Kormla Tay0Stephen ZamoreUniversity of AgderOrganisational climates determine the experiences, well-being, and output of people. In response to a growing concern about bullying and victimisation at universities, this study examined students’ perception of the university learning environment concerning their experience of various negative behaviours and victimisation at two public universities in Ghana. The study is a cross-sectional survey of 751 respondents. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and regression analysis indicate how perceptions of the universities’ learning environment are related to students’ experiences. With an inverse relationship between students’ perception of the learning environment and their experience of various negative behaviours and victimisation, the study suggests that awareness of anti-bullying rules, which are strictly, fairly, and consistently enforced through participatory democratic principles, will be essential to ensure a positive psychosocial learning environment.https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ajote/article/view/6899learning environmentbullyingvictimisationhigher educationghana |
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| title | How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in Ghana |
| title_full | How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in Ghana |
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| title_short | How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in Ghana |
| title_sort | how the learning environment influences bullying the case of two universities in ghana |
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