El rol del docente frente al acoso escolar entre pares en Educación General Básica

Abstract

The present monograph intends to determine from a bibliographic and theoretical analysis the role of the teacher in order to achieve an integral education that allows the student to develop both cognitive and social skills in bullying situations among peers in the educational field in Educación General Básica. In this sense, it is explained what bullying among peers that occurs in the classroom consists of, also to know which are its actors, the types of bullying and the cases that occur in our local and national context. Additionally, the importance of the teacher and the strategies that can be used when dealing with bullying situations in the classroom are analyzed. In this way, contributions of authors such as Olweus, Ortega, Legue, Alliaud, among others who have conducted studies on bullying and the role of the teacher have been consulted, finding as results that these situations influence the students’ development as they can cause problems of low self-esteem, loss of interest in studies, low academic performance and therefore school failure. For this reason, about these situations teachers should have the necessary tools to address these problems, so that preventive strategies and practical guidelines can be applied in classrooms. Finally, education for peace is considered as an instrument that generates peaceful alternatives for conflict resolution in the classroom.