This case focuses on bullying among young people and possible interventions. Please take the time to read through all the information about the case before trying to answer the questions. In this way, you will find out how much you already know about handling personal data in this type of study.
"Bullying among young people aged 12 - 18 years”
This study investigated the extent to which bullying among young people aged 12 - 18 occurs at school and which interventions can contribute to the reduction of bullying behaviour.
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This study was conducted at the sociology department of a single university. | This study was conducted in the Netherlands. | This study did not use existing datasets. |
In this case, the researcher wanted to create a dataset using video recordings in the classroom and interviews with young people. The study included the following steps:
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The researcher asks teachers in schools if they are interested in participating in the study and explains it. |
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The researcher uses forms to ask teachers/parents which students have permission to participate in the study. |
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Students who are not permitted to participate are given a red sticker, the other students receive a green sticker. |
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The researcher makes the recordings and keeps the ‘red stickers’ out of shot. The interviews are also conducted. |
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The researcher transports the data by public transport to the university for processing in the study. |
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The researcher publishes the study and archives the data. He shows parts of the video recordings at conferences. |
This gives you a general impression of the structure and implementation of this study. Now, using the exercise below, check the extent of your current knowledge of handling personal data processing in this type of study: