Cyberbullying in Australia: Is School Context Related to Cyberbullying Behavior

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 75-98

  Cross, Donna ^a   Shaw, Therese ^a   Epstein, Melanie ^a   Monks, Helen ^a   Dooley, Julian ^a   Hearn, Lydia ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACBPS; Australia NSSF, ecological initiatives; Cyberbullying in Australia; Cyberbullying, offline bullying behaviors; ICT; Internet filters, enforcing school rules; Peer to peer related activities; Student cyberbullying; Student safety, wellbeing; Studies, in commonwealth countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886838882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119954484.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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