“It’s so fluid, it’s developing all the time”: pre-service teachers’ perceptions and understanding of cyberbullying in the school environment

Macaulay, Peter J. R., Betts, Lucy R., Stiller, James and Kellezi, Blerina (2019) “It’s so fluid, it’s developing all the time”: pre-service teachers’ perceptions and understanding of cyberbullying in the school environment. Educational Studies. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0305-5698

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To gain an insight into how those entering the teaching profession regard cyberbullying, two focus groups were conducted with nine pre-service teachers (PSTs). Thematic analytical approach revealed three themes: (a) evolving nature of bullying, (b) involvement in cyberbullying and (c) management of cyberbullying. PSTs discussed how cyberbullying was evolving and becoming socially acceptable in the modern world. Participants addressed features of victimisation and perpetration associated with cyberbullying. PSTs reflected on the responsibility to address cyberbullying, discussing effective strategies to manage the issue. Participants considered the extent to which their initial teacher training course prepared prospective teachers to manage cyberbullying.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	“This is an original manuscript / preprint of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Studies on 24th May 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03055698.2019.1620693.”
Faculty:	School of Life Sciences and Education > Psychology
Depositing User:	Peter MACAULAY
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2020 11:40
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2023 13:58
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/6148

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