ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book reviews the key points that emerge from the different contributions and reflects on areas for future research in order to further what we have learned to date. There are fewer studies examining student-to-faculty and faculty-to-faculty cyberbullying. The chapter examines these relationships, using such theoretical constructs as contra-power harassment – where one group, such as students who normally have less power, change the power imbalance through nefarious actions such as ruining a professor's reputation on rating sites or writing negative evaluations. It discusses the impact on the university culture as a whole, where collective norms of good behaviour are weakened, and where supportive networks are fractured. The book considers the value of evidence-based practices, which might include training staff in such programs as civility, respect, and engagement at work (CREW), and conflict de-escalation.