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KID_ACTIONS: tackling cyberbullying through interactive education and gamification
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means, particularly online. It includes sending, posting or sharing negative, harmful, false or mean content about another person. It has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers, and can sometimes cross the line into unlawful or criminal behaviour.
The KID_ACTIONS project (2021-2022) aimed to address cyberbullying among children and adolescents through interactive education and gamification in formal and non-formal learning settings. It set out to understand the cyberbullying phenomenon, to present co-creative and evidence-based approaches to combat cyberbullying, and to advocate for increased cross-border and cross-sectional cooperation.
The project aimed to:
- empower young people to recognise and react effectively against cyberbullying;
- encourage victims to report their experiences;
- foster a wider dialogue and to adopt a co-creative and evidence-based approach for preventing and countering cyberbullying through education;
- strengthen cross-border coalition building through the KID_ACTIONS Lab (advisory group).
The KID_ACTIONS educational toolkit contains a set of 20 activities for children aged 11-19 aimed at understanding, preventing and responding to cyberbullying, and for developing social-emotional learning skills. The project also produced policy recommendations. The materials are available in English, French and Italian.
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Education type:School Education
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Evidence:N/A
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Funding source:European funding
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Intervention intensity:N/A
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Participating countries:BelgiumItaly
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Target audience:Head Teacher / PrincipalParent / GuardianSchool PsychologistStudent TeacherTeacherTeacher Educator
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Target audience ISCED:Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)