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Cyberbullying through the New Media

Findings from an International Network

Edited by Peter Smith, Georges Steffgen

To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Psychology Press – 272 pages

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    Description

    This important new book is the result of a four-year international collaboration, funded by the EU, to better understand how we can cope and confront cyberbullying.

    Contents

    The nature of cyberbullying, and the origins of COST IS0801. Definitions of cyberbullying. Measurement issues. Legal dilemmas in cyberbullying. The role of mobile phone companies and internet service providers. The role of the media. Coping strategies. Analysis of guidelines in different countries. Cyberbullying amongst university students: continuities and discontinuities. Positive uses of new technologies, in relationships in educational settings. Youth voice: Transgressing binaries. Australian research to encourage school students’ positive use of technology to reduce cyberbullying. Training researchers: visits and training schools. Researcher Commentary. Practitioner Commentary. Bridging research and practice.

    Name: Cyberbullying through the New Media: Findings from an International Network (Paperback) – Psychology Press 
    Description: Edited by Peter Smith, Georges Steffgen. This important new book is the result of a four-year international collaboration, funded by the EU, to better understand how we can cope and confront...
    Categories: School Psychology, Adolescent Development, Children and the Media, Social Development and Personality Development, Educational Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Social Influence, Psychology of New Media, Self & Social Identity