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Preschool Teachers' Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children
Abstract
Multicultural classrooms encompass children from diverse religious, linguistic, ethnic, and gender backgrounds, which can generate both positive and negative interactions. This study explores kindergarten teachers’ perspectives and experiences regarding peer bullying involving immigrant children. The study was designed as qualitative phenomenology and consisted of thirteen preschool teachers who were selected by using convenience sampling. Each teacher has to work at a public school, have at least one immigrant child in their class. The data of the study were obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted with the participants. The collected data were then systematically examined and analyzed by employing axial coding analysis. The findings indicate that teachers are aware of peer bullying and recognize that immigrant children may assume the roles of both perpetrators and victims. According to teachers, immigrant children often respond to bullying either passively or with aggressive reactions. To address such incidents, teachers employ preventive strategies, including fostering empathy, establishing classroom rules, and conducting systematic observations. Furthermore, language and communication barriers, economic disadvantages, prejudice, and cultural differences were identified as critical factors that heighten the risk of immigrant children both engaging in and being subjected to bullying.
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Ethical Statement
The approval was obtained for the study with the decision of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee numbered GO 2025/1257.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Early Childhood Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 28, 2026
Submission Date
August 28, 2025
Acceptance Date
February 20, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 16 Number: 1
APA
Özel, Ö., Gökçen, A., & Çalışandemir, F. (2026). Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International, 16(1), 320-346. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.1772966
AMA
1.Özel Ö, Gökçen A, Çalışandemir F. Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children. AJESI. 2026;16(1):320-346. doi:10.18039/ajesi.1772966
Chicago
Özel, Özge, Ayşe Gökçen, and Fatma Çalışandemir. 2026. “Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children”. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International 16 (1): 320-46. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.1772966.
EndNote
Özel Ö, Gökçen A, Çalışandemir F (March 1, 2026) Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International 16 1 320–346.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Özel, A. Gökçen, and F. Çalışandemir, “Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children”, AJESI, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 320–346, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.18039/ajesi.1772966.
ISNAD
Özel, Özge - Gökçen, Ayşe - Çalışandemir, Fatma. “Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children”. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International 16/1 (March 1, 2026): 320-346. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.1772966.
JAMA
1.Özel Ö, Gökçen A, Çalışandemir F. Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children. AJESI. 2026;16:320–346.
MLA
Özel, Özge, et al. “Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children”. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International, vol. 16, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 320-46, doi:10.18039/ajesi.1772966.
Vancouver
1.Özge Özel, Ayşe Gökçen, Fatma Çalışandemir. Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences on Peer Bullying of Immigrant Children. AJESI. 2026 Mar. 1;16(1):320-46. doi:10.18039/ajesi.1772966
