UKCCIS Evidence Group

Research and evidence is vital to inform the promotion of a safer online environment for children. The UKCCIS Evidence Group provides UKCCIS with a timely, critical and rigorous account of the relevant research. It includes representatives from academia, government, NGOs and industry, and meets regularly in order to identify, evaluate and commission new research relevant to child internet safety.

The Research Highlights Series overviews new findings as they become available. The Evidence Group exercises editorial control over the selection and production of these Research Highlights, and we invite researchers and stakeholders to inform us of recent and ongoing research.

Introduction to the Research Highlights Series

Guidelines for the submission of a UKCCIS Evidence Group Research Highlight

 

Research Highlights Series

29: Improving e-safety in primary schools

Lucy Shipton, Sheffield Hallam University (Aug 2011) Full publication 
A small scale qualitative study of the internet safety policies and procedures of two primary schools, based on interviews with teachers and focus groups with children.

28: Trends in media use

Childwise (May 2012) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media ownership, internet access and social networking sites use.

27: EU Kids Online – online safety and disadvantaged children

EU Kids Online (Aug 2011) Full publication
A large-scale quantitative study observing trends in the risk-taking behaviours of disadvantaged groups of children.

26: Children and parents media use and attitudes: Ofcom's children's media literacy tracker 2011

Ofcom (Oct 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study of media use and attitudes in children, young people and their parents.

25: EU Kids Online - Patterns of risk and safety online

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study, comparing trends and patterns in internet use among children and young people in EU countries.

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24: EU Kids Online - cross-national comparisons

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study, comparing trends and patterns in internet use, risk taking and harm between children and young people in EU countries.

23: EU Kids Online - Bullying

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Aug 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study of online bullying.

22: Attitudes to online privacy

Andy Phippen, University of Plymouth (July 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study, comprising an online survey of children and young people which assessed their attitudes to online privacy.

21: Online gambling and young people

Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University (Nov 2011) 
A literature review on online gambling among young people.

20: Internet safety and children with special educational needs

Lucy Faithfull Foundation (Aug 2011) Full publication
A small scale qualitative study on the internet safety concerns of children with special educational needs, focusing on difficulties experienced online and safety measures taken.

19: Vulnerable young people, social media and e-safety

Stephen Carrick-Davies (July 2011) Full publication
A small scale qualitative study on vulnerable young people’s use of social media and mobile phones, revealing the link between offline-online vulnerability, risky behaviours online and consequences.

18: Ofsted – younger children’s views

Ofsted (April 2011) Full publication
A small scale quantitative survey on children’s views on personal safety – online and offline. 

17: Internet safety and schools

Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University (May 2011) Full publication
A small scale quantitative survey of issues faced by school about internet safety, revealing safety provisions and concerns. 

16: Trends in media use

Childwise (May 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media ownership, internet access and social networking sites use.

15: Children’s and young people’s internet use and parental attitudes: Ofcom’s children’s media literacy tracker 2010

Ofcom (April 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media literacy, revealing their engagement online and parental awareness and attitudes.

14: Social networking, age and privacy

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (April 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of social networking sites, focusing on under-age use and privacy settings.

13: Policing online child sexual abuse

Elena Martellozzo, Middlesex University (in press)
A small scale ethnographic study of the police’s covert investigations on online child sexual abuse, focusing on their policing strategies and the grooming process unravelled.

12: Research highlights for children’s online gaming and addiction: a brief overview of the empirical literature

Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University (Nov 2010)
A literature review on children’s online gaming, revealing its incidence and consequences.

11: Online safety policy and practice in the UK – an analysis of 360 degree safe self review data

South West Grid for Learning and University of Plymouth (Sept 2010) Full publication
A small scale quantitative survey of issues faced by school about internet safety, revealing safety provisions and concerns. 

10: Sharing personal images and videos among young people

University of Plymouth (Nov 2009) Full publication
A small scale quantitative study of the ‘sexting’ practices, uncovering its prevalence and young people’s attitudes about it. 

09: Benchmarking of parental control tools for the online protection of children, SIP-Bench II

EC Safer Internet Programme (Jan 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative review of various parental control tools for children’s online protection, revealing their effectiveness and limitations.

08: Children’s online risks and safety – review of available evidence

National Foundation for Educational Research (Mar 2010) Full publication
A literature review on children’s online risks and safety, pointing to its occurrence and the gaps in evidence. 

07: EU Kids Online II – European findings on risks and safety for children on the internet

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Jan 2010) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of the internet, highlighting issues of risks, safety, and parental mediation. 

06: ‘Staying safe’ survey – findings for children’s internet safety

Department for Education (Feb 2010) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey that measures parents’ and children’s awareness, attitudes and reported behaviours of the safety issues children encounter online.

05: EU Kids Online II – UK findings 

EU Kids Online and London School of Economics (Jan 2011) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children’s use of the internet, highlighting issues of risks, safety, and parental mediation.

04: Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre strategic overview 2009-2010

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (May 2010) Full publication
A large scale quantitative study of reports of online child abuse received by CEOP, bringing to light the forms and nature of these abuses.

03: Children’s and young people’s internet use and parental attitudes: Ofcom’s media literacy tracker – wave 1 2010

Ofcom (Aug 2010) Full publication
A large scale quantitative survey of children and young people’s media literacy, revealing their engagement online and parental awareness and attitudes.

02: Exploring online safety knowledge and evaluating CEOP’s Think U Know (TUK) education programme

Kingston University (July 2009) Full publication
A large scale mixed methods study of young people’s knowledge about internet safety and their understanding of the Think U Know programme.

01: Offender behaviour - lessons for online safety

Kingston University and EC Safer Internet Programme (April 2010) Full publication
A large scale study of qualitative interviews of online grooming offenders, revealing their behaviours and information of the young people groomed. 

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Additional Resources

IDENTIFYING VULNERABLE CHILDREN ONLINE AND WHAT STRATEGIES CAN HELP THEM

Report from UKCCIS Evidence Group (2012)

Parents and Internet Safety

Report from HCI Discussion Groups (2009)
Department for Children, Schools and Families

The protection of children online: a brief scoping review to identify vulnerable groups

Munro (2011)
Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre

Children’s online risks and safety: A review of the available evidence

NFER (2010)
Commissioned by UKCCIS

Internet and Mobility: Youth Technology Trends 

Technology Trends Report
Funded by BT

UKCCIS Summit 2011 Presentation

Sonia Livingstone

 

The research documents on this web page do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department for Education or UKCCIS members, including its Executive Board. They provide evidence and statistics which may inform UKCCIS’s direction and work.

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety brings together over 180 organisations and individuals from government, industry, law enforcement, academia and charities, and parenting groups. Its aim is to work in partnership to keep children and young people safe online.

Contact

Sonia Livingstone UKCCIS Evidence Champion and Evidence Group Chair 

UKCCIS Secretariat