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Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail,instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems.It brings with it unique challenges. Cyber Bullying providesthe most current and essential information on the nature andprevalence of this epidemic, providing educators, parents,psychologists and policy-makers with critical prevention techniquesand strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying. Provides an empirically-based resource with up-to-dateinformation about the nature and prevalence of cyber bullyingthrough the use of email, instant messages, chat rooms, and otherdigital messaging systems Examines the role of anonymity in electronic bullying Includes feedback from focus groups and individual interviewswith students and parents Offers a handy reference with practical strategies foreducators, parents, psychologists and policy makers aboutprevention and intervention of cyber bullying
Auteur
Robin M. Kowalski is a professor of psychology at Clemson University. Kowalski holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research on the topic of complaining brought her international attention, including an appearance on NBC's Today Show.
Susan P. Limber is Director of the Center on Youth Participation and Human Rights at the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life and Professor of Psychology at Clemson. Since 2001, she has provided consultation to National Bullying Prevention Campaign, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Patricia W. Agatston is a Licensed Professional Counselor working in a large suburban school district in metro Atlanta. She is a certified trainer for the national Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and is a crisis response team counselor and child abuse prevention advocate, who received the V.I.P. award from the Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention in 2005.
Texte du rabat
Bullying affects millions of children throughout the world each year. With advances in technology, cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems. It brings with it unique challenges for parents and educators.
Cyber Bullying provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of this epidemic. Examining the latest research and methods for studying this issue, the authors have utilized vital studies involving over 3500 middle-school students, online research projects on cyber bullying on blogs, and data from focus groups of victims and perpetrators and their parents.
This accessibly-written text provides educators, parents, psychologists, and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying.
Résumé
Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems. It brings with it unique challenges. Cyber Bullying provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of this epidemic, providing educators, parents, psychologists and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying.
Contenu
Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
Children's Experiences with Traditional Forms of Bullying.
What is Cyber Bullying?.
Current Research on Cyber Bullying.
What Parents Can Do.
What Educators Can Do.
Laws and Policies.
Conclusion.
References