When Online Exchanges Byte: An Examination of the Policy Environment Governing Cyberbullying at the University Level

Autor/inn/en	Faucher, Chantal; Jackson, Margaret; Cassidy, Wanda
Titel	When Online Exchanges Byte: An Examination of the Policy Environment Governing Cyberbullying at the University Level
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45 (2015) 1, S.102-121 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Information Policy; Universities; Policy Analysis; Electronic Learning; Correlation; Civil Rights; Student Behavior; Web Sites; Position Papers; Social Discrimination; Discipline Policy; Internet; Mass Media Use; Mass Media Effects; College Administration; Behavior Problems; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Informationspolitik; University; Universität; Politikfeldanalyse; Korrelation; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Web-Design; Positionspapier; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Mediennutzung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This article reports on findings from a scan of 465 policies relevant to the handling of cyberbullying in 74 Canadian universities. It first assesses the commonalities and differences in the policies. Second, it considers how their various lenses--a human rights perspective versus a student conduct perspective, for instance--can affect the directions and outcomes of university responses. The majority of the policies reviewed were codes of student conduct and discipline, policies on electronic communication, and policies on harassment and discrimination. Most of the policies outlined complaint procedures and possible sanctions, but relatively few addressed prevention of unacceptable behaviours. Only about a third made reference to "cyber" behaviours, suggesting that the university policy environment is not current with the information and communication technologies that permeate the daily lives of university students and faculty. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01