Compilation of social adjustment curriculum and its effectiveness on bullying rate of male students

  School bullying is now an epidemic that affects millions of students. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to develop a social adjustment curriculum and its effectiveness on the bullying rate of secondary school students. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The study population consisted of all boys' secondary school students in the academic year of 1969-94. Using cluster sampling, 30 subjects (15 experimental and 15 control group) were selected and collected. The data responded to the Illinois bullying scale (2001). The experimental group received 10 sessions of 90 minutes and for 5 consecutive weeks (2 sessions per week) under the social adjustment program and the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The results of this study showed that social adjustment programs had a significant effect on student bullying (η = 0.52, p <0/000, f = 28/94). Overall, the results showed the effectiveness of the social adjustment program as an effective method for bullying bullying in boys. It is suggested that this program be put on the agenda of custodians of education and educational institutions to counteract and reduce the behavior of bullying people in schools