ABSTRACT This particular study investigated school bullying in relation to ethnic diversity in Cyprus. The research involved 469, 8–14 years old pupils of Cypriot origin and 83 pupils of non-Cypriot origin. Two different questionnaires, one for Cypriot and one for non-Cypriot students, were used and data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical package. The findings showed that ethnic diversity seems to be a factor that can precipitate school bullying and victimization in Cypriot primary and secondary schools, that non-Cypriot students feel more victimized than their Cypriot classmates and that they prefer to share their experiences relating to bullying with someone outside of the school. Additionally, the study revealed that verbal and psychological bullying were the most common kinds of bullying that Cypriot and non-Cypriot students faced, and that both groups limit their knowledge of each other to ‘songs, language, food and games’. The study also showed that the teacher’s role in facing and preventing bullying related to ethno-cultural diversity is critical. Finally, citizenship education and the use of mediation techniques are proposed as a means to foster non- Cypriot students’ social inclusion and, thus, prevent their victimization.

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欺凌和种族多样性：调查他们在学校环境中的关系

摘要 这项特别的研究调查了与塞浦路斯种族多样性有关的校园欺凌。该研究涉及 469 名 8-14 岁的塞浦路斯裔学生和 83 名非塞浦路斯裔学生。使用了两种不同的问卷，一种针对塞浦路斯学生，一种针对非塞浦路斯学生，并使用 SPSS 统计软件包分析数据。调查结果表明，种族多样性似乎是导致塞浦路斯中小学校园欺凌和受害的一个因素，非塞浦路斯学生比他们的塞浦路斯同学更受害，他们更愿意与某人分享他们与欺凌有关的经历在学校外面。此外，该研究表明，语言和心理欺凌是塞浦路斯和非塞浦路斯学生面临的最常见的欺凌类型，并且这两个群体都将彼此的知识限制在“歌曲、语言、食物和游戏”上。该研究还表明，教师在面对和防止与民族文化多样性相关的欺凌方面的作用至关重要。最后，公民教育和调解技术的使用被提议作为促进非塞浦路斯学生融入社会的一种手段，从而防止他们受害。