Conference Programme, Abstracts and Papers

3rd Global Conference

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Thursday 3rd November – Saturday 5th November 2011
Prague, Czech Republic


The programme for the conference is available below. Delegates are listed according to the session in which they appear. Clicking on the Session Title will take you to the abstracts (where available) for that session. Each delegate is listed according to their affiliation.

Final Conference Programme


Thursday 3rd November 2011
From 12.30
Conference Registration

13.30
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Gavin Fairbairn

14.00
Session 1: Philosophical Reflections: Pushing the Boundaries, 1
Chair: Cynthia Marcello

The Fluid Space Between Us
Jan MacLean

Bullying, Empathy and Good Will
Gavin Fairbairn

15.30
Coffee

16.00

Session 2:  Cyberbullying
Chair: Jan Maclean

Bullying in the Cyber Era – A Legal Framework for Educators
Isabel Moodley and Riana Mienie

Cyberbullying…Some Reflections: from Childhood to Adulthood
Luísa Soares

17.30

Notices and announcements

17.40
Wine reception

Friday 4th November 2011
9.30
Session 3:  Bullying and Young People, 1
Chair: Zsuzsanna Vidra

In Loco Parentis? Bullying as a Tool for the Abuse of Power: A Case Study.
Janine L. Shamos

Bullying Boys: The Traumatic Effects of Bullying in Male Adolescent Learners
Susan Louise Penning

10.30
Coffee

11.00
Session 4:  Workplace Bullying

Chair: Kanae Suzuki

Women and Workplace Bullying in Romania: Problematic Issues and the Framework  of the Research Phenomenon
Oana I. Zigman

A Replication Study: Perceptions of Workplace Bullying and Psychological Empowerment Among IT Professionals
Cynthia Marcello

12.30
Lunch

14.00 Session 5:  Philosophical Reflections: Pushing the Boundaries, 2
Chair: Susan Kuntz

Violation of Human Rights as a Result of State Failure
Anda Taropa-Iacob

15.00
Session 6: Workshop

Chair: Gavin Fairbairn

15.30
Coffee Intermission

16.30
Session ends

Saturday 5th November 2011
9.30
Session 7:  Race, Age and Disability, 1
Chair: Carey Kaplan

Hate Speech Victimization among Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Students
Sevgi Coban,

Bullying the Roma Minority by Radical Racist Groups
Zsuzsanna Vidra

10.30
Coffee

11.00
Session 8:  Race, Age and Disability, 2

Chair: Oana I. Zigman

Bullying of Children and Young People with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Prevalence, Risk and Protective Factors
Judith Hebron

Women, Aging and Normative Bullying
Susan Kuntz and Carey Kaplan

12.30
Lunch

14.00
Session 9: Bullying and Young People, 2
Chair: Sevgi Coban

Consumption Culture as Bullying Power on Underclass Youth
Aslıhan B. Ozturk

Effects of Internet Usage on Cyber- and School-bullying Experiences: A Two-wave Panel Study of Japanese Elementary, Secondary, and High School Students
Kanae Suzuki

Netiquettes Moderating the Effect of Internet use on Cyber-Bullying: The Two-wave Panel Study of Japanese Elementary, Secondary, and High School Students
Ayuchi Kumazaki

15.30
Coffee

16.00
Development meeting

16.45
Conference close

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