Cybersafety Research
Australian Children's Cybersafety and E-Security Project - report on the results of a parents' survey (2010)
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
This is a survey of parents and carers on children's cybersafety and e-security issues. The results of the parents' survey provide valuable information to assist in understanding the nature and prevalence of risks facing children using the internet.
Australian Children's Cybersafety and E-Security Project - report on the results of a teachers' survey (2010)
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
This is a survey of teachers on children's cybersafety experiences. The results of the teachers' survey provide valuable information to assist in understanding the nature and prevalence of risks facing children using the internet.
Behind the Scenes: Insights into the Human Dimension of Covert Bullying (2008)
University of South Australia / Flinders University
This project explored real life experiences of individuals exposed to covert bullying (victim/ perpetrator / bystander / teacher / parent).
Click and Connect - Young Australian's use of online social media (qualitative and quantitative reports) (2009)
Australian Communications and Media Authority
This research focuses on young people's use of social media, including how, why and when they encounter content, contact and privacy risks when they go online. The research was conducted in two parts - a qualitative phase and a quantitative phase.
Communications Report 2009-10 Series Report 1 – Australia in the Digital Economy: The shift to the online environment. (2010)
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The report is the first in a series of four research reports to be published by the Australian Communications and Media Authority's communications report series. There is a growing body of evidence showing that more Australians are actively engaging in many aspects of the digital economy, using existing and new forms of social and economic interaction.
EU Kids Online project studies (2011)
EU Kids Online
EU Kids Online project centres on a cross-national survey of European children's experiences of the internet, focusing on uses, activities, risks and safety. It also maps parents' experiences, practices and concerns regarding their children's online risk and safety.
OECD Study on the risks faced by children online and policies to protect them (2011)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
This report focuses on online risks for children and policies to protect them as Internet users. It examines direct and indirect policy measures available to OECD member and non-member countries to help mitigate risks for children online.
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Australian Parents Not Doing Enough To Protect Children Online (2010)
Microsoft
Microsoft's "For Safety's Sake" research reveals online safety is a key concern for Aussie parents – but most fail to do anything about it. While two thirds of Australian parents surveyed are concerned about the safety of their kids online, more than 60 percent of parents allow their children to surf the net unsupervised and unrestricted at home.
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US Pew Internet and American Life Project research on social networking sites and our lives (2011)
Pew Internet and American Life Project
The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project conducted a survey on social networking sites that explored people's overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement.
