Cyber bullying: A new face of peer bullying

2007-03-01
Problem Statement: Information and communication technologies provide a wide range of benefits for schools but it comes with a cost: Cyber bullying (also called electronic bullying) as a new form of bullying has emerged from the misuse of those technologies. Although cyber bullying has been a growing concern in several countries, research substantiating this concern is limited.
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

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Citation Formats
Ö. Erdur Baker, “Cyber bullying: A new face of peer bullying,” EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, pp. 31–42, 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/53929.