Cyberbullying: tackling the silent enemy

This study reports on the first stages of a larger project to develop an ICT-supported cyberbullying prevention programme that fosters development of children’s communication skills for the safe use of social media. To establish baseline data on the incidence and growth of cyberbullying in Bogotá, Colombia, we applied a Revised School Violence Questionnaire (CUVE-R) to a population of 1355 fifth-grade pre-adolescents. The results show that cyberbullying is at an early stage in the surveyed educational institutions, and we make specific recommendations on developing cyberbullying prevention programmes that foster effective communication and self-regulatory skills supported by multimodal strategies and ICT tools.

International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 2019

The main goal of the paper is to present opinions about cyberbullying prevention in Poland in the light of teachers’ experiences. The authors show the current state of knowledge of electronic aggression and cyberbullying among the youths. They also present an overview of the difficulties educators face, the challenges and expectations of kids and youth regarding media prevention, as well as challenges related to the effectiveness of the modern, innovative prevention of risky behaviours. The study was conducted in the Pedagogical University of Cracow, in the first half of 2019, using a focus group method. The results provide new guidelines and findings which may be valuable for school practice and media pedagogy. The interviewed teachers declared that the effectiveness of the hitherto implemented preventive activities varies. They declared their need to develop their own digital literacy and were willing to participate in trainings focused on the practical aspects of anticipating cyberbullying and solving difficult cases (e.g. related to sexuality, image protection or attacking teachers via the Internet). The respondents admitted the necessity of joining efforts with police and local community institutions when solving the cyberbullying-related problems.

2020

Cyberbullying is a growing problem among teenagers. Students are always connected via text messages and social media websites. The years of a student being bullied at school and then going home to a safe space where their bully was no longer able to torment them are over. Constant connectivity allows for 24-7 access for the bully to torment their victim. Combine this with an increasing number of social media outlets and the tormentors' belief that they can remain anonymous online; it is clear there is a need for students to learn ethical communication methods in school. This essay will examine why cyberbullying is on the rise, different forms of cyberbullying, and how rhetoric, the art of persuasion through communications, plays into social media landscapes. The essay will look at programs to prevent cyberbullying in schools throughout the world. It will show how learning about rhetoric in social media will help faculty implement a successful cyberbullying prevention plan. The essay will conclude with a basic plan a communications manager can implement to curb cyberbullying in the school setting.

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Innovation in Education (ICoIE 2020), 2020

Bullying, defined as the violence of any kind including verbal intimidation, frequently occurs in the school environment around the world and is most often seen among young people aged 11-13, or more broadly among middle school students. Bullying does not only occur among younger and older students, but it is a more significant phenomenon among pre-and early teenagers. In the past, bullying mostly took place among students who knew each other or at least were in the same school environment. Today, however, the existence of the online environment means that a child who tends to bully others often makes use of social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, and other application.) to intimidate his or her peers. Majorities of children in the age group most susceptible to bullying regularly use social media to interact with their friends, and they generally have access to their cell phones, tablet, or computer. It is dramatically facilitates bullying behaviour and allows the aggressor to bully other...

Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 2011

Bullying has long been of concern to school officials and parents alike. Bullying, which is a type of aggressive behavior, has now entered the electronic age in the form of cyberbullying (e.g., e-mails, text messages, profile sites). Cyberbullying is especially insidious because it affords a measure of anonymity and the opportunity to reach a much larger number of victims without a significant threat of punishment. In this article, the authors discuss efforts to combat cyberbullying that include prevention and intervention programs at the community, school, and family levels. The authors point out that the majority of U.S. states have written legislation to address bullying and cyberbullying and that many schools have established policies that prohibit electronic bullying and developed consequences for doing so. Last, the authors discuss a number of antibullying curricula and mediated programs, software packages, and intervention strategies for the school and home designed to help protect children and adolescents from being targets of cyberbullying.

Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos em Educação, 2023

The problems of (cyber)coexistence are increasingly present in the lives of our children and adolescents, so that using this technology ethically, consciously and positively has become a demand of education. Many schools face situations related to the improper and disrespectful use of cell phones and social networks, mainly involving students, but also educators and family members. Faced with this challenge, we propose the educational program "A Convivência Ética On-line", to be developed with students, which can inspire and guide educational and preventive actions by schools wishing to work with this issue. In this article we present the problems of coexistence that affect our students, such as cyberbullying, cyber-aggression, virtual risks; and the main characteristics of the program for educators seeking to study and develop actions in search of ethical (cyber)coexistence.

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014

Introduction: Interactions through technology have an important impact on today's youth. While someof these interactions are positive, there are concerns regarding students engaging in negativeinteractions like cyberbullying behaviors and the negative impact these behaviors have on others. Thepurpose of the current study was to explore participant suggestions for both students and adults forpreventing cyberbullying incidents. eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide.

International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2022

This study aimed to determine whether the administrators and teachers of pre-school education institutions are aware of cyberbullying, whether they are cyber victims or cyberbullies, and their situations of creating strategies by taking security measures to combat cyberbullying. In this regard; A total of 15 public, private and independent kindergartens and teachers of the Ministry of National Education in Edirne city center were included in the study. The Cyberbullying Scale for University Students, developed by Tanrıkulu and Erdur - Baker (2019) was used as a data collection tool, the survey forms and the interview forms prepared by the researchers were used for managers and teachers. According to the results of the analysis, administrators and teachers' cyberbullying levels are lower than cyber victimization levels. Teachers who have not heard of cyberbullying are more likely to be cyberbullying than teachers who have heard of it. When the cyberbullying and cyber-victimizatio...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2023

The purpose of this paper is to draw an analyst's review of the perspective on cyberbullying prevention in social media among adolescents. Using the ATLAS.ti23 approach, this study attempts to conduct a systematic overview of the cyberbullying prevention studies published in Scopus from 2018 to 2022. This study aims to determine the prevalent strategies for preventing cyberbullying. The use of auto-coding links in ATLAS.ti23 that may reveal adolescent-relevant characteristics in cyberbullying prevention measures is explored. Result of a thematic analysis of these 14 articles identified 13 initial codes characterizing cyberbullying prevention and impact of cyberbullying prevention. The five most interesting discoveries that have been found in this concept are the linkages between teacher support, self-control, reducing risk behaviour in adolescents, predicting mindfulness, and a cyberbullying prevention programme. This study shows how data analysis can be used to find the trend or direction that reflects characteristics that are important to adolescent in cyberbullying prevention.

Historically, bullying has been an accepted part of adolescence. With key demographic changes in the United States and the evolution of information and communication technologies, more children are falling prey to a new form of bullying. School leaders, policymakers, and politicians are creating laws such as Maryland's Grace's Law to combat the digital epidemic of cyberbullying. Unfortunately, many teachers and school administrators are left with the burden of implementing cyberbullying laws without trying to distinguish the cause and take action to prevent it. School systems must develop methods for recording cyberbullying incidents to produce accurate data results. Teachers, school leaders, lawmakers, and government officials must fund and implement cyberethics programs in schools to help students develop into responsible, compassionate global digital citizens. Neblett: this list of random names could be a list of family members, friends, or students in any school, in any district, in any part of the world. The individuals on this list of names have one major thing in common: they were teenage victims of cyberbullying and committed suicide because of the psychic trauma caused by relentless torment and ridicule. The threats and implications of cyberbullying jeopardize the safety and well being of today's digital generation.