Counselling Strategies for Modifying Bullying Behaviour in Nigerian Schools
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2018
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Kampala International University, Uganda
Abstract
Bullying is an aggressive behaviour that is very rampant at both primary and secondary levels of Nigerian educational system regardless of the size and type of the schools. It is a worrisome practice in schools and it deserves special attention. Bullying is a form of deviant behaviour that is usually ignored by many teachers, counsellors and school administrators due to its salient but adverse
effect. Recently, there has been a growing concern for the increasing level of students’
unrest, violence, sexual victimization and cultism in Nigerian schools, all of which are
extensions of bullying behaviour which makes it necessary to examine the counselling strategies
for modifying it. This paper therefore identified the various strategies that can be used in
reducing bullying in schools, while suggesting the comprehensive whole school approach.
There is the need for school counsellors to acquire skills in using the various strategies as
well as sensitising the principals, teachers, parents and students to the phenomenon of
bullying so that they can take roles in bullying prevention as specified in the whole school
approach. The paper also made suggestions on how counsellors can seek collaborations among
various stakeholders and meet with them in planning and implementing the various
strategies related to their roles.
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Bullying, Bullies, Bully Victims, Counselling Strategies, Nigeria, Schools
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18. Esere, M. O. & Mustapha, M. L. A. (2018): Counselling strategies for modifying bullying behaviours in Nigerian Schools. KIU Journal of Humanities 3(2); 249-264. Published by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Kampala International University, Uganda