Cyberbullying at Schools in Turkey: A Literature Review

Abstract

Developments in educational technologies, usage of the Internet and mobile devices as a part of school life have resulted inincreased number of cyberbullying cases. The purpose of the study is to explain the term cyberbullying, to analyze the frequency of cyberbullying attempts among students in Turkey and to discuss the causes and effects of the concept. For the puposes of the study a literature research was conducted using Ulakbim-DergiPark database with the key word cyberbullying. As a result, 31 journal articles were analyzed with content analysis in terms of the limited scope. The research illustrated that cyberbullying has been increasing among students in Turkey. It is revealed that knowledge and awareness level of students, parents, teachers and school administratives is influential on this rapid increase. Therefore, providing trainings, seminars and guidence for students teachers and parents is suggested as the preventing activities in the articles frequently.