Understanding Cyberbullying: A Guide for Parents and Teachers - Couverture souple

O'Moore, Mona

 
9781847305701: Understanding Cyberbullying: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Synopsis

This book provides an understanding of cyberbullying and the many forms it takes. It explores the characteristics of cyberbullying, its prevalence, the serious effects it has, as well as the coping strategies of children and teenagers who are subjected to or witness cyberbullying. It also provides a critical understanding of the law as it can be applied to cyberbullying. Crucial and practical steps are provided so that schools, teachers, parents and children of all ages can better prevent and respond effectively to cyberbullying. Understanding Cyberbullying is unique in its recommendations for best practice, which draw not only on the most up-to-date research but also on the author’s many years of professional experience working with the Anti-Bullying Centre, and with schools and individual children, parents and teachers. It is designed for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of cyberbullying and methods for its prevention in a clear and concise manner.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book provides an understanding of cyberbullying and the many forms it takes. It explores the characteristics of cyberbullying, its prevalence, the serious effects it has, as well as the coping strategies of children and teenagers who are subjected to or witness cyberbullying. It also provides a critical understanding of the law as it can be applied to cyberbullying. Crucial and practical steps are provided so that schools, teachers, parents and children of all ages can better prevent and respond effectively to cyberbullying. Understanding Cyberbullying is unique in its recommendations for best practice, which draw not only on the most up-to-date research but also on the author s many years of professional experience working with the Anti-Bullying Centre, and with schools and individual children, parents and teachers. It is designed for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of cyberbullying and methods for its prevention in a clear and concise manner.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Mona O Moore is the Founder and Director of the Anti-Bullying Research Centre in the School of Education in Trinity College Dublin, the first of its kind in Ireland. She is Associate Professor of Education and a graduate and fellow of Trinity College Dublin, with an MA in Child and Educational Psychology from the University of Nottingham and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh. Dr O Moore has written widely on the subject of bullying, including Dealing with Bullying in Schools: A Training Manual for Teachers, Parents and Other Professionals (Sage Publications Ltd, 2004) and Inclusion or Illusion?: Educational Provision for Primary School Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities (Blackhall Publishing Ltd, 2009).

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