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My Action Research Project focused on Stopping Cyber bullying. Cyber bullying has become a major problem in school systems around
the globe. Educators shoulder much of the blame for occurences of cyber
bullying, although the majority of this type of bullying occurs on devices
provided to students by their parents.
Moreover, many incidences of cyber bullying occur after the regular
school day ends. The problem is that these incidences are then handled
personally when students arrive to school. My researched focused on the
situations or circumstances that trigger cyber bullying attacks, and what could
be done to stop these problems. I chose twenty-six volunteers, ages 14-18, in
which to conduct my research. Participants were asked to take pre and post
surveys of the subject of cyber bullying, and participate in pre and post
interviews. Student’s overwhelming stated that jealousy was the main catalyst
for cyber bullying, and most felt that school systems could do nothing about the
problem. Public Service Announcements, Facebook and Twitter banners, and
membership on the web-based anti-bullying site anonyomoustips.com, were all
used to help spread awareness and to stop cyber bullying. I have decided to share
my research in the Educational Leadership Journal. There is an issue on
Technology slated for February 2013. I
am excited about the possibility of being published.
Week 1 blog: To publish or to present:
Week 2 blog: Where do I want to share my project?
Leadership Doc:
Vee,
ReplyDeleteYour research has opened my eyes to the insidious way cyber-bullying has crept into our young people's lives. How forward thinking to address how the student's define cyber-bullying and their role in it. You have shown that your audience has a shocking, yet important, explanation for the behavior. I also appreciate that you brought this into focus by asking that they take responsibility for the PSAs and social media announcements. That was you have increased your audience exponentially.
Great work and I look forward to you being published.
Tracy
I love your research. I am working on putting lessons together for next year. I really like the idea that you tackled Cyberbullying as your AR project, very unique! It is interesting that jealousy is the main reason students bully. I would have guessed it, but I never thought the students would be able to pinpoint it themselves. I think it is great they can identify the reason behind their actions. I can't wait to see your research published. Let us know.
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