KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATED BY STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGY PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELD OF CYBER VIOLENCE AND THE MANNER OF ITS PREVENTION

Abstract

The article aims to present the findings of the author’s research on the knowledge of students of pedagogy programmes in the field of cyber violence and the ways to prevent it. The article presents the identified terminology concerning the issue of cyber violence, and the results of the research illustrating the state of knowledge demonstrated by students of pedagogy programmes about the essence of cyber violence, the forms of its exercise, the factors that may predispose people to become victims of cyber violence and actions to be taken to prevent it, as well as actions to mitigate its consequences. Moreover, the author’s research explored the issues related to the respondents’ earlier experience as regards cyber violence (witnessing cyber violence or being a victim of its different forms).