Cross national comparisons of cyberbullying research on pupils and parents
Research Fields
Social sciencesObjectives
To examine the measurement issues in making cross-national comparisons of cyberbullying rates, including possible explanations for the limited agreement between four large-scale surveys. Methodology: analysis of quantitative data from four sources of large-scale survey data on victim rates, cross-nationally, that is EU Kids Online, Global School Health Survey (GSHS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Health Behaviour of School-aged Children (HBSC).
Secondments
The host institution will be University of Stavanger, Norway. The project includes two planned secondments at (1) Foroige, Ireland at month 12 for 2 months and (2) Goldsmiths, UK, at month 26 for 4 months.Further Enquiries
Professional enquiries in relation to this project can be obtained from Professor Hildegunn Fandrem e-mail: hildegunn.fandrem@uis.no or Professor Simona Caravita e-mail: simona.c.caravita@uis.no. Information about the appointment procedure can be obtained from HR-advisor Camelia Danaei, e-mail: camelia.danaei@uis.no.
Application Procedure
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