E-security in an e-school: a research response

Don PasseySenior Research Fellow Department of Educational ResearchLancaster University

The aim of this session

To offer a form of overview.

To indicate some research findings from a number of perspectives.

To indicate some conclusions arising from current research outcomes.

Background from a survey in 2006

Differences in responses

Do differences matter?

Some school and pupil perspectives

Findings from a study in 2005

Online research

A wider range of perspectives

Some conclusions

The extent of e-safety issues arising through online presence and interactions is not accurately known, and levels are unlikely to be reported fully by individuals.

Issues concerned with e-safety and e-protection vary, and from a research perspective there needs to be a clear distinction made between, for example, bullying online, and behaviours that might arise from uses of violent games online.

Research about individual incidents arising needs to be considered carefully in the context of research attempting to identify levels of extents of incidents.

Bullying appears to be a core issue, and behaviours employed outside online systems need to be explored at the same time as online behaviours.

Impacts and effects of different mechanisms used in schools to protect young people are not fully recognised or known at this time.

A select bibliography

Byron Review (2008). Safer Children in a Digital World: The Report of the Byron Review. DCSF: Nottingham.

Livingstone, S. and Bober, M. (2005). UK Children Go Online: Final report of key project findings. Media@LSE: London.

Selwyn, N (2008) ‘‘High-jinks' and ‘minor mischief': a study of undergraduate students as perpetrators of crime' Studies in Higher Education, 33, 1.

Selwyn, N  (2008)   'A safe haven for mis-behaving?  an investigation of online mis-behaviour amongst university students'  Social Science Computer Review, 26, 4.

Tesco Telecoms and NCH (2006). Get I.T. safe: Children, parents and technology survey 2006. NCH.