Bullying beyond the schoolyard : preventing and responding to cyberbullying / Sameer Hinduja, Justin W. Patchin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinduja, Sameer, 1978-

Contributor:

Patchin, Justin W., 1977-

Commins-Holman Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyberbullying.

Bullying.

Computer crimes.

Internet and teenagers.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 282 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2015]

Summary:

The #1 cyberbullying prevention book just got better! Cyberbullying occurs when three components intersect: teens, technology, and trouble. This perfect storm of elements manifests as harassment, humiliation, and hate that can follow a child everywhere. Drawing on the authors' own extensive research, this eye-opening resource incorporates the personal voices of youth affected by or involved in cyberbullying, while helping readers understand the causes and consequences of online aggression. Since 2008, school leaders, teachers, and parents have relied on the best-selling and award-winning (2009 Foreword Magazine Education Book of the Year) first edition of Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard for practical strategies to address cyberbullying. Now in its second edition, this essential guide is completely updated with new research and evolving best practices for prevention and response, including, Summaries of recent legal rulings related to teens and technology, and their implications, Discussion of the responsibilities of school personnel, and how that translates to policy and programming, Guidance on how educators, parents, students, and law enforcement can work individually and collectively to prevent and respond to cyberbullying, Useful "breakout boxes" highlighting strategies you can implement, Practical resources, including an assessment instrument, scenarios, and staff development questions, Written in an accessible and informal tone by leading experts in the field, this must-have book provides the tools to prevent and respond to cyberbullying in your school community. Book jacket.

Contents:

Bullying: past, present and future-the new adolescent aggression

Teens online today: where and why

The nature and forms of cyberbullying

What do we know about cyberbullying

Legal issues: protecting your students, your school, and yourself

Preventing cyberbullying

Responding to cyberbullying.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Commins-Holman Family Fund.

ISBN:

1483349934

9781483349930

OCLC:

889666432

Publisher Number:

99962607326