School principals ' perceptions of cyberbullying and its relationship to the level of

academic achievement among ninth-grade students in the Emirate of Sharjah

Name of the researcher: Noura Al-Shehhi

The problem of the study:

Through daily educational practices, the problem of cyberbullying emerged among students, as
a consequence of the Ministry of Education providing each student with a tablet without
continuous supervision, this conduced to the misuse of the tablets , and some students do
virtual writing through some of websites about several topics that blackmail the school
community in general, especially among ninth grade students, and by extrapolating the
psychological and educational literature, we find that most of the studies that dealt with
adolescence described it as a critical stage, where the teenager is characterized by the
aggressive behavior, impulsiveness, and facility of excitement.

The aim of the study :

The study aimed to identify the perceptions of school principals towards cyberbullying and its
relationship to the level of academic achievement in the ninth grade, in addition to the extent to
which their behavior is affected as a result of external influences, represented in the interaction
included in cyberbullying, which is almost a common phenomenon in most schools in the
country.

Research tool:
A questionnaire was distributed to school principals randomly.

The research sample:

four school principals (two male schools and two female schools).

Results :
There is a statistically significant relationship between the educational attainment level and
cyberbullying.
There are statistically significant differences between the genders , this result was in favor of
females compared to males.

Study recommendations:
● The need to change school policies on the phenomenon of cyberbullying.
● The need for researchers to be aware to the cyberbullying variable and study its
connections with other variables.
● The need to educate school leadership about the nature of cyberbullying and the
process of interaction with the bully student.
● Intensify school leadership with the workshops and courses offered by the school
counselor to reduce the variety of bullying.
● The need to spread awareness in the school of the harm caused by cyberbullying and
the extent of its impact on students, their behavior and their educational attainment level
● Preparing counseling programs to help students improve their interaction and social
communication.