In my master's thesis, I explored cyberbullying between students at Marija Vera Elementary School and Stranje Elementary School. Both schools are located in Kamnik. At the beginning of my master's thesis, I described cyberbullying and information and communication technology, its use and development over time. Then I identified some of the main concepts and forms of cyberbullying. We know many forms of cyberbullying, such as bullying, stalking, sexual abuse, e-blaming, enslavement, false identity, child recruitment, sexting, grooming, exclusion, privacy disclosure and happy slapping. Cyberbullying is most often carried out through mobile phones in the form of SMS and MMS messages and through various online social networks. Just as it is important to recognize cyberbullying, it is very important to know the causes and consequences of cyberbullying. Recognizing cyberbullying is essential for preventing cyberbullying because by talking about cyberbullying we prevent further violent behavior and make the victim of violence aware of the violence he or she is experiencing. We all play a very important role in preventing and recognizing violence. Counseling, teachers, school leaders and parents should work together with students to combat cyberbullying. Conversations and workshops on cyberbullying play an important role. It is important that the victim of the violence trusts us, because this is the only way we can help him or her deal with the violence. Children need to feel safe and respected. They need to feel trust and a safe space, because this is the only way they will open up and face and trust with the fear of cyberbullying they are experiencing. Through the questionnaires, which were the same for all pupils of both Primary Schools, I explored how much cyberbullying is among the students, how many are victims and perpetrators of violence, what is happening, how the students feel about it, what their parents control when using technology and what students think about cyberbullying and how it can be prevented. At the end I compared the results of both Primary Schools with each other.
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