LEAD Program (Leadership Engagement Activity Development): Strategic Intervention to Reduce Pupil's Behavioral Problems

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this study is to make the pupils become more aware of bullying inside the classroom and to reduce the pupil's behavioral problems among Grade VI pupils of San Benito Elementary School this S.Y 2018-2019.

METHODS

This action research was intended for the 57 Grade VI pupils. The respondents are from Grade VI-Camia composed of twelve (12) males and sixteen (16) females and Grade VI-Ilang-Ilang with fifteen (15) males and fourteen (14) females. A survey questionnaire for awareness and experience about bullying was themain instrument used in gathering the pertinent data for the study. Descriptive method of research was used in this study. Mean and the standard deviation were used for data analysis.

RESULTS

Based on the result, the pupils' awareness of bullying has an average mean of 3.92 and a standard deviation of 1.98. The result shows that Grade VI pupils are aware of what bullying is and its different forms. The average mean of 2.71 and a standard deviation of 1.65 show that most Grade VI respondents experienced bullying with their classmates or schoolmates once in a while. Both physical and verbal bullying were experienced by them.

DISCUSSIONS

The research work was implemented during the month of December 2018 to February 2019. This research is timely as it sought to answer what the pupils' awareness and experience about bullying inside their classroom are. The LEAD (Leadership Engagement Activity Development) Program was designed by the researchers as a Bully Prevention Program.