Cyberbullying in Finland

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 57-72

  Salmivalli, Christina ^a   Pöyhönen, Virpi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying and cybervictimization; Cyberbullying in Finland, public concern; DAPHNE Project; Electronic communication tools; Electronic or cyberbullying; Finnish Basic Education Act; Finnish schools, KiVa anti bullying program; Schools, peer peer bullying; Sex and grade differences; Traditional bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886832220     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119954484.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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