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Please find below a list of international research projects, reports, and articles  that investigate new technologies, especially the Internet, cell phones and video games, as well as their risks for young and old. You receive more detailed information about each project / article by clicking on the respective field.

Moreover, we prepared a list (and detailed information when clicking on the respective field) about European Programs that focus and fund projects related to learning, youth and/or new technologies.

We wish you a pleasant time reading!

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International Reports
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Deloitte / European Commission (2008). Safer Internet - Protecting our children on the net using content filtering and parental control techniques. Test and benchmark of products and services to filter Internet content for children between 6 and 16 years.
EU Kids Online (2007). Comparing Children's Online Activities and Risks across Europe. A Preliminary Report Comparing Findings from Poland, Portugal and the UK.
European Commission (2006). Eurobarometer on Safer Internet for Children: Quantitative Study.
European Commission (2007). Eurobarometer on Safer Internet for Children: Qualitative Study.
European Commission (2008). Eurobarometer: Towards a safer use of the Internet for children in the EU - parents' perspective. Analytical report.
Hasebrink, U., Livingstone, S., and Haddon, L. (2008). Comparing Children's Online Opportunities and Risks across Europe: Cross-national Comparisons for EU Kids Online. London: EU Kids Online (Deliverable 3.2). ISBN 978-0-85328-352-2.
Ito, M. et al. (2008). Living and Learning with New Media.
Lenhart, A. (2007). Cyberbullying and Online Teens. Pew Internet Report.
Lenhart, A., Kahne, J., Middaugh, E., Macgill, A.R., Evans, C., Vitak, J. (2008). Teens, Video Games and Civics: Teens' Gaming Experiences are Diverse and include Significant Social Interaction and Civic Engagement. Pew Internet Report.
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Macgill, A.R., & Smith, A. (2007). Teens and Social Media: The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media. Pew Internet Report.
Lobe, B., Livingstone, S., Haddon, L. (2007). Researching Children's Experiences Online: Issues and Problems in Methodology. London: EU Kids Online (Deliverable 4.1). ISBN 978-0-85328-353-9.
Lobe, B., Livingstone, S., Olafsson, K., and Simões, J. A. (2008) Best Practice Research Guide: How to research children and online technologies in comparative perspective. London: EU Kids Online (Deliverable D4.2).ISBN 978-0-85328-354-6.
National Centre for Technology in Education (2008). Watch Your Space Survey of Irish Teenagers Use of Social Networking Websites.
Ofcom (2006). Media Literacy Audit: Report on Media Literacy Amongst Children.
Ofcom (2006). Media Literacy Audit - Report on Adult Media Literacy.
Rideout, V.J., Foehr, U.G., Roberts, D.F., & Brodie, M. (1999). Kids Media @ The New Millennium.
Smith, A. (2007). Teens and Online Stranger Contact. Pew Internet Report.
Smith, P., Mahdavi, J., Carvalho, M., & Tippett, N. (2005). An investigation into cyberbullying, its forms, awareness and impact, and the relationship between age and gender in cyberbullying. Anti-Bullying Alliance Report.
Staksrud, E., Livingstone, S., and Haddon, L. (2007). What Do We Know about Children’s Use of Online Technologies? A Report on Data Availability and Research Gaps in Europe. London: EU Kids Online (Deliverable D1.1, short version). ISBN 978-0-85328-350-8. And Staksrud, E., Livingstone, S., and Haddon, L. (2007). What Do We Know about Children’s Use of Online Technologies? A Report on Data Availability and Research Gaps in Europe. London: EU Kids Online (Deliverable D1.1, full version). ISBN 978-0-85328-351-5.
TIRO (2008). Cyberteens @ risk? Opportunities and risks of teens' ICT use analyzed. TIRO Project Summary.
Wishart, J., Dungworth, N., & Smith, D. (2002). Audit of Internet Safety Practices in English Schools. Becta Report.
International Research
Acquisti, A. & Gross, R. (2006). Imagined Communities: Awareness, Information Sharing, and Privacy on the Facebook. Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, Cambridge, UK, 2006.
Backstrom, L., Dwork, C., & Kleinberg, J. (2007). Wherefore art thou r3579x?: anonymized social networks, hidden patterns, and structural steganography. Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp. 181-190.
Barak, A., Fisher, W.A., Belfry, S., & Lashambe, D.R. (1999). Sex, guys and cyberspace: Effects of internet pornography and individual differences an men's attitudes toward women. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 11(1).
Besmer, A. & Lipford, H.R. (2008). Privacy Perceptions of Photo Sharing in Facebook. Poster presented at Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), Pittsburgh, PA, July 23-25, 2008.
boyd, d. (2008). Why youth love Social Network Sites: The role of networked publics in teenage social life. In D. Buckingham (Ed), Youth, identity, and digital media (pp. 119–142). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
boyd, d.m., & Ellison, N.B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 11.
Byrne, D.N. (2007). Public discourse, community concerns, and civic engagement: Exploring black social networking traditions on BlackPlanet.com. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 16.
Donath, J. (2007). Signals in social supernets. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 12.
Donath, J. & boyd, d. (2004). Public displays of connection. BT Technology Journal, 22(4), 71-82.
Dwyer, C. (2007). Digital relationships in the ‘MySpace’ generation: Results from a qualitative study. Proceedings of HICSS 2007.
Dwyer, C., Hiltz, S.T., & Passerini, K. (2007, August). Trust and privacy concern within social networking sites: A comparison of Facebook and MySpace. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Keystone, Colorado.
Dwyer, C., Hiltz, S.T., & Widmeyer, G. (2008). Understanding development and usage of Social Networking Sites: The social software performance model. Pre-Conference Draft.
Ellison. L. & Lampe, C. (2006). Social Network Sites: A methods overview. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University.
Ellison, N.B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook ‘‘friends:’’ social capital and college students’ use of online Social Network Sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12, 1143–1168.
Epley, N. & Kruger, J. (2005). When what you type isn’t what they read: The perseverance of stereotypes and expectancies over e-mail. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41(4), 414-422.
Huffaker, D. (2004). Spinning yarns around the digital fire: Storytelling and dialogue among youth on the Internet. First Monday, 9(1).
Ibrahim, Y. (2008). The new risk communities: Social networking sites and risk. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, 4(2), 245-253.
Johnson, R. & Hegarty, J.R. (2003). Websites as educational motivators for adults with learning disability. British Journal of Educational Technology, 34(4), 479-486.
Panke, S. (2007). [Websites as open educational resources - development of educational portals] Webseiten als Open Educational Resources - Aufbau und Genese von Bildungsportalen. In P. Mayring, & E. Brunner (Hrsg.), Abstractband zum 7. Workshop Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse (S. 27-30). Klagenfurt: Alpen-Adria-Universität.
Panke, S., Kohls, C., & Gaiser, B. (2006/2007). Participatory development strategies for Open Source content management systems. Innovate 3(2).
Von Krogh, G. & Von Hippel, E. (2003). Special issue on open source software development [Editorial]. Research Policy, 32(7), 1149-1157.
Zentel, P., Krewinkel, J., & Sembritzki, T. (2007). [The Internet as a space for learning and experience for people with mental disabilities.] Das Internet als Lern- und Erfahrungsraum für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung. Lernen Konkret, 4, 26-32.
Panke, S. (2007). [Websites as open educational resources - development of educational portals] Webseiten als Open Educational Resources - Aufbau und Genese von Bildungsportalen. In P. Mayring, & E. Brunner (Hrsg.), Abstractband zum 7. Workshop Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse (S. 27-30). Klagenfurt: Alpen-Adria-Universität.
Johnson, R. & Hegarty, J.R. (2003). Websites as educational motivators for adults with learning disability. British Journal of Educational Technology, 34(4), 479-486.
Huffaker, D. (2004). Spinning yarns around the digital fire: Storytelling and dialogue among youth on the Internet. First Monday, 9(1).
Ibrahim, Y. (2008). The new risk communities: Social networking sites and risk. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, 4(2), 245-253.
European Programs & Projects
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eContentplus Programme
EU Kids Online Project
Life Long Learning Programme
Safer Internet Program
steLLLa project
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