Project to examine attempts to help young people stay safe online
(World News Science)

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are leading a new national project exploring how pre-teens understand the risks of using the internet. The work will also evaluate the various strategies and toolkits that have been developed for parents, teachers and other professionals to help children become more resilient online, while benefiting from the opportunities the internet offers. Digital resilience is cited by policy makers and those working with young people as key to helping individuals recognise and manage the risks they come across when they socialise, explore or work online. It is achieved primarily through experience, rather than learning, and fostered by providing...