Cyberbullying at university in international contexts / edited by Wanda Cassidy, Chantal Faucher, and Margaret Jackson

Cover Title Copyright Contents List of tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of contributors Introduction: context, framework, and perspective Part I Nature and extent 1 Cyberbullying among university students in France: prevalence, consequences, coping, and intervention strategies 2 Relationships among university students/faculty and cyberbullying in Japan 3 Experiences of cyberbullying at a Chilean university: the voices of students 4 MySpace or yours? An exploratory study of homophobic and transphobic cyberbullying of post-secondary students 5 Power in the tower: the gendered nature of cyberbullying among students and faculty at Canadian universities 6 Cyberbullying within working contexts Part II Impacts 7 From traditional bullying to cyberbullying: cybervictimization among higher education students 8 “You need a thick skin . . .”: impacts of cyberbullying at Canadian universities 9 Student-to-faculty targeted cyberbullying: the impact on faculty Part III Solutions 10 In the e-presence of others: understanding and developing constructive cyber-bystander action 11 The fairness lens: a university ombudsperson’s perspective on building a kinder online culture on campus 12 Designing healthy and supportive campus communities: an example from Simon Fraser University 13 Preventive measures against cyberbullying at a university in Japan 14 Intervening against workplace cyberbullying Part IV Policy 15 Cyberbullying in the Australian university context: the shades of harm and implications for law and policy 16 What’s policy got to do with it? The focus on cyberbullying policy at the university level 17 Faculty members who are bullies 18 Cyberbullying in the sheltering darkness of digital anonymity Reflections and conclusions Index "Cyberbullying is a problem that is being increasingly investigated by researchers, however, much of the cyberbullying research literature to date has focused on children and youth. Cyberbullying at University in International Contexts fills the gap in the research literature by examining the nature, extent, impacts, proposed solutions, and policy and practice considerations of bullying in the cyber-world at post-secondary institutions, where reports of serious cyberbullying incidents have become more prevalent.This book brings together cutting-edge research from around the world to examine the issue of cyberbullying through a multi-disciplinary lens, offering an array of approaches, interpretations, and solutions. It is not solely focused on cyberbullying by and against students, but also includes cyberbullying by and against faculty members, and permutations involving both students and faculty, as well as institutional staff, presenting perspectives from students, practitioners and senior university policy makers. It draws on research from education, criminology, psychology, sociology, communications, law, health sciences, social work, humanities, labour studies and is valuable reading for graduate students in these fields. It is also essential reading for policymakers, practitioners and University administrators who recognize their responsibility to provide a healthy workplace for their staff, as well as a safe and respectful environment for their students."-- Site de l'éditeur Cyberbullying is a problem that is being increasingly investigated by researchers, however, much of the cyberbullying research literature to date has focused on children and youth. Cyberbullying at University in International Contexts fills the gap in the research literature by examining the nature, extent, impacts, proposed solutions, and policy and practice considerations of bullying in the cyber-world at post-secondary institutions, where reports of serious cyberbullying incidents have become more prevalent. This book brings together cutting-edge research from around the world to examine the issue of cyberbullying through a multi-disciplinary lens, offering an array of approaches, interpretations, and solutions. It is not solely focused on cyberbullying by and against students, but also includes cyberbullying by and against faculty members, and permutations involving both students and faculty, as well as institutional staff, presenting perspectives from students, practitioners and senior university policy makers. It draws on research from education, criminology, psychology, sociology, communications, law, health sciences, social work, humanities, labour studies and is valuable reading for graduate students in these fields. It is also essential reading for policymakers, practitioners and University administrators who recognize their responsibility to provide a healthy workplace for their staff, as well as a safe and respectful environment for their students.