Rehber Öğretmenlerin Sanal Zorbalik Fakindalik Düzeyinin Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi Exploring Guidance Counselors' Cyber Bullying Awareness Level in Terms of Various Variables

OZ: Bu arastirmanin amaci psikolojik danismanlarin (rehber ogretmenlerin) sanal zorbalik farkindaliklarinin cinsiyet, kidem, yas ve diger brans ogretmenlerinin farkindaliklari acisindan incelenmektir. Bu amac dogrultusunda arastirmanin orneklemini 2009-2010 ogretim yili ikinci doneminde Milli Egitim Bakanliginda gorev yapan 180 psikolojik danisman (rehber ogretmen) olusturmaktadir. Arastirmada psikolojik danismanlarin (rehber ogretmenlerin) sanal zorbalik farkindaligini olcmek uzere Ayas ve Horzum (2011) tarafindan gelistirilen "Ogretmenlerin Sanal Zorbalik Farkindalik Olcegi" kullanilmistir. Yapilan arastirma sonucunda bayan psikolojik danismanlarin sanal zorbalik farkindaliklarinin erkek psikolojik danismanlardan anlamli derecede yuksek oldugu; psikolojik danismanlarin yaslari ile sanal zorbalik farkindaliklari arasinda negatif yonlu, dusuk duzeyde anlamli bir iliski oldugu bulunmustur. Bunun yaninda psikolojik danismanlarin sanal zorbalik farkindaligi kidemlerine gore farklilik gostermemistir. Psikolojik danismanlarin sanal zorbalik farkindaliklarinin diger branstaki ogretmenlerinkinden anlamli duzeyde yuksek oldugu bulunmustur. Anahtar sozcukler: sanal zorbalik, rehber ogretmen, sanal zorbalik farkindalik duzeyi. ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate guidance counselors' awareness level of cyber bullying regarding their gender, seniority, age and make comparisons with other teachers' awareness level of cyber bullying. The sample of this study was composed of 180 guidance counselors working at Ministry of Education in spring semester of 2009-2010 academic year. "Teachers' Awareness of Cyber Bullying Scale" developed by Ayas and Horzum (2011) was used to measure guidance counselors' cyber bullying awareness level. The results indicated that female guidance counselors' cyber bullying awareness level was significantly higher than the male guidance counselors' awareness level. In addition, it was found that there was a significant, negative and slight relationship between the age of guidance counselors and their cyber bullying awareness level. However, their cyber bullying awareness level did not differ with respect to their seniorities. In addition, it was found that cyber bullying awareness level of guidance counselors' was significantly higher than the other teachers.