VIRTUAL ANTI-BULLYING VILLAGE PROJECT FOR COPING WITH BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING WITHIN A 3D VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: EVALUATION RESEARCH | Zendy

Dorit Olenik Shemesh | Zendy; Tali Heiman | Zendy; Eyal Rabin | Zendy

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VIRTUAL ANTI-BULLYING VILLAGE PROJECT FOR COPING WITH BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING WITHIN A 3D VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: EVALUATION RESEARCH

Author(s) -

Dorit Olenik Shemesh,

Tali Heiman,

Eyal Rabin

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of cyber society and education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2410-857X

pISSN - 1995-6649

DOI - 10.7903/ijcse.1147

Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , psychology , applied psychology , social emotional learning , medical education , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine

The current study aims to evaluate the implementation of a unique educational project- The Virtual Anti-Bullying Village for Kids and Teens (ABV4KIDS) that was designed and operated by the European Commission. A 3D virtual environment as an innovative, international project for adolescents, focused on knowledge acquisition and new ways of coping with bullying and cyberbullying. Sixty seventh graders-Israeli adolescents-completed five questionnaires before and after the project to assess its impacts regarding cyberbullying and socio-emotional variables. They evaluated the project as important, enjoyable, and increasing their knowledge about cyberbullying, but expressed a need for more practical tools for coping. At the end of the project, the control group reported more cyberbullying experiences, as well as a decrease in social support, whereas the research group reported no changes in cyberbullying experiences and in socio-emotional aspects.\u

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