Abstract—The purpose of this undertaking was to describe the bullying of teachers in the workplace, specifically in Davao City and Davao del Sur in the Philippines. Employing phenomenological approach with 20 teachers, in-depth interviews and focus group discussion were conducted which revealed that bullying of teachers in the workplace is prevalent. Four major types of bullying as experienced by teachers emerged, such as emotional bullying, verbal bullying, physical bullying and cyberbullying. Workplace bullying negatively affected all facets of the teachers’ lives, their physical health, psychological health and social health, being the emergent themes as consequences of workplace bullying. The participants had different approaches in coping with the experience, either personal struggle or group support. Based on the results of the study, it came out that most bullying incidentsare perpetrated by the school head or the authority figures in the school, co-teachers and students.

Index terms—bullying, teachers, workplace

Cite: Alma C. Tolentino, "Bullying of Teachers in the Workplace: A Phenomenological Study," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 20-27, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijlt.2.1.20-27