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Jan
23

Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes

Mike Tully on January 23rd, 2012

WITH her coordinated zebra-striped scarf, tights and arm warmers (arm warmers?), spiky out-to-there hat and pierced tongue, 34-year-old Danah Boyd provides an electric Gen Y contrast to the staid gray lobby of Microsoft Research in Cambridge, Mass., which she enters in a flurry of animated conversation, Elmo-decorated iPhone in hand. In a juxtaposition that causes [...]

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Dec
17

Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies

Mike Tully on December 17th, 2011

In August 2010, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services co-hosted the first Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit. This summit highlighted the need for complete information on 1) the current status of state bullying legislation and 2) how existing bullying laws and policies translate into practice within school districts and local [...]

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Dec
3

States make strides in collecting education data

Mike Tully on December 3rd, 2011

Although states have made strong progress increasing their capacity to build and use longitudinal data systems, they aren’t yet helping educators, parents, and other stakeholders use the data to inform decisions to improve student achievement, according to the Data Quality Campaign’s seventh annual state analysis, Data for Action 2011. MORE  >>>

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Nov
18

Understanding Evidence

Mike Tully on November 18th, 2011

Increasing emphasis has been placed on the importance of evidence-informed prevention strategies and evidence-based decision making.  Definitions of what constitutes “evidence” have been debated, but most agree that evidence is extremely important for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers charged with the task of making decisions around the funding and implementation of violence prevention strategies. MORE  [...]

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Nov
16

How safe are you online? Now you can find out

Mike Tully on November 16th, 2011

Is your computer set to automatically check for software and security updates? Do you type your name in search engines to see what personal information is online? Have you customized your security and personal information settings on social networks? These are all ways to own your online presence by controlling privacy and security settings. But [...]

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Nov
8

Over-Parenting

Mike Tully on November 8th, 2011

Abstract:      Today the child is king. Child rearing practices have changed significantly over the last two decades. Contemporary parents engage in Intensive Parenting. Parents devote their time to actively enriching the child, ensuring the child’s individual needs are addressed and he is able to reach his full potential. They also keep abreast of the newest [...]

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Oct
26

O’Dowd welcomes updated research on bullying in schools (Ireland)

Mike Tully on October 26th, 2011

The Minister commented: “Bullying is unacceptable in our schools, in any form and for any reason. Bullying can have serious consequences for our pupils, thwarting their experience of education. The physical and emotional distress caused by bullying can lead to underachievement, poor attendance and mental health problems with terrible consequences such as eating disorders, self-harm [...]

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Oct
6

Estonia worst in EU for cyber-bullying

Mike Tully on October 6th, 2011

TALLINN — A recent report from “EU Kids Online” has found that Estonia has the EU’s largest problem with cyber-bullying. The report found that nearly 15% of Estonian child aged 9-16 have been the victims of cyber-bullying, which involves sending repeated hateful or threatening messages via phone or computer. It can also include releasing embarrasing [...]

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Sep
24

New U.S. Study First to Show Less Physical Bullying in Schools

Mike Tully on September 24th, 2011

SEATTLE – Schools using a bullying prevention program saw significantly less physical bullying and fewer teachers reporting fighting as a big problem, according to a University of Washington study to be released this week. “Outcomes from a School-Randomized Controlled Trial of Steps to Respect: A School Bullying Prevention Program” compared schools using Committee for Children’s [...]

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Sep
6

The missing voice: Parents’ perspectives of bullying (Research)

Mike Tully on September 6th, 2011

Bullying is a complex phenomenon that is reported to be pervasive in many countries around the world (Harel-Fisch, et al., 2010; Hazler, Miller, Carney & Green, 2001; Mishna, Pepler, & Wiener, 2006). Although there is a considerable body of research on bullying, very little has been devoted to studying the perspectives of the parents of [...]

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