Perspectives of Teachers and Pupils on the Experience of Peer Support Against Bullying

Bullying takes place in social settings with many onlookers aware of the distress caused to victims. Bystanders can play a crucial role in determining whether action is taken to challenge bullying or whether it goes unchecked. The present study investigates the experiences and perceptions of young people who volunteered and were trained to take action to help victims by participating in peer support schemes. The benefits and disadvantages which these young people describe are discussed in the light of a broader concept of bullying in a social context. Résumé Etant donné le désarroi observé chez les personnes qui en sont victimes, le harcèlement ne peut socialement plus être ignoré. Des tiers peuvent jouer un rôle crucial pour déterminer si oui ou non des mesures sont prises contre le harcèlement ou si ce dernier demeure incontrôlé. Cette étude porte sur les expériences et perceptions de jeunes gens qui se sont portés volontaires à être formés pour aider les victimes en participant à une structure de soutien entre pairs. On y trouve une discussion sur les avantages et les inconvénients relevés par ces jeunes gens sous l'angle d'une conception plus large du harcèlement dans le contexte social. (Traduction: Catherine Cusin, CSRE, Aarau, Suisse.)     

Be careful! Avoiding duplication: a case study

1 Editors’ bounden duty In recent years we have published many papers discussing how to avoid duplication(plagiarism) in scientific journals(Lin et al.,2009;2011;Zhang, 2010a;2010b;Zhang and Jia,2012;2013;Zhang and McIntosh,2012;Jia and Zhang,2013;Jia et al.,2013;     

Keeping Our Customers Happy: Myths and Management Issues in “Client-Led” Student Software Projects

In this paper we seek to dispel some of the myths and to address some of the real managerial issues which we believe may have deterred academics from involving commercial and industrial partners as customers in students' software project work. We contend that students know when a project is phoney, when requirements are dreamt up by academics and when the deliverables are of no practical use once a project mark has been assigned. The involvement of an external customer materially affects students' motivation, the quality of work that they produce and their sense of achievement. Put simply, authenticity is the key to a rich, challenging and meaningful educational project experience.     

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Box? Children and TV Advertising in four Countries

Abstract

To what extent are children influenced by television and, in particular, by advertising? The study discussed in this article was conducted in four countries with, in some cases, surprising results. Parents think that television influences their children, but children too have views on how adults are affected.