Taking Action Against Cyberbullying – A Training Ma nual (original) (raw)

Education faces new challenges, as a result of the increased use of information technology among young people. Cyberbullying, a new form of bullying which involves the use of technological devices, such as e-mail and the Internet, is increasingly regarded as a major problem and a threat for young people health and development. In the context of the EU-funded CyberTraining project1, partners from Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, UK, Switzerland, Norway and Bulgaria have developed a training manual on cyberbullying for trainers. This manual is intended to help mainly professionals involved in training young people, parents, and school staff, by providing them with clear guidance, knowledge and resources. The Taking action against cyberbullying training manual, which is available in form of an eBook in English, Portuguese, Spanish, German and Bulgarian (at http://www.cybertraining-project.org), was built based on a multi-level research process, that involved a needs assessment conduc...