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Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics: “Youthful participation: what have we learned, what shall we ask next?”

At the First Annual Digital Media and Learning Conference – Diversifying Participation – held at the University of California, San Diego, in February 2010, the closing keynote was given by Prof. Sonia Livingstone, of the London School of Economics.  

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Canada and Cyberbullying: New Data, Key Researchers and Organizations

A new study has found that 8 percent of Canadian parents of children aged 7-17 indicate that their child

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National Centre Against Bullying: 2010 Conference Outcomes

The National Center Against Bullying held its 2010 Annual Conference in Melborne, Australia, on April 8-10, 2010: “Navigating the Maze: Cybersafety and Wellbeing Solutions for Schools.”  The conference attracted some of the top global experts on cyberbullying, including Profs. Shaheen Shariff, Donna Cross, Ken Rigby, and Marilyn Campbell, and Mr. Bill Belsey.  The conference offered [...]

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Experts on Cyberbullying: Shaheen Shariff, Ph.D.

Expert on Cyberbullying:  Shaheen Shariff is Associate Professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and an international expert in cyberbullying. Why we think Shariff is a cyberbullying expert to follow:

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Cyber Bullying: What does the future look like?

Leading researchers (Shariff & Hoff, 2007; Shariff, 2008) have likened cyber bullying to a modern-day version of William Golding’s (1954) classic novel, Lord of the Flies, inasmuch as technological communication advances allow young people to be able to ecape to a ”virtual island” where there are few rules, little adult supervision, and opportunity for a resultant deterioration [...]

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