common day by day. Such crimes have become an
international issue rather than a national one. In
order to overcome this problem, maximum care and
collaborative measures should be taken on
international contracts on “IT Crimes”.
Together with the hardship experienced during
growth and other problems originating from social
environment, a child’s negative experience related to
social norms is inevitable, which a combination of
such factors leads a child to commit crimes (Li,
2007). It has been noted that family, friends, school
environment, and free time have significant role in a
child’s illegal behavior. It is widely known that
changes in developing countries in their traditional
structure are affecting children mostly in a negative
way and it is emphasized that firstly the state and
then the family have great responsibility in taking
measures to put an end to this issue. It is also a need
that all inconveniences should be eradicated and the
family be protected by law. Families should be
educated through seminars. It is also suggested that
potential areas for crime commitment should be
defined and centers should be provided for children
to spend their free time, in which developed
collaboration shopping. The advantages of this fast
development have caused unbalanced changes,
threats and dangers in social and technological
aspects. “Crime concept”, which used to shape
according to the values of certain periods in the past,
has already begun to shape itself in a different way
parallel to today’s advanced technology. Information
Technology (IT) has pulled down the borders among
countries and has become an international issue
through internet and computer webs. In this respect,
fighting IT crimes is possible through worldwide
collaboration. Otherwise, success in this conflict
resolution seems almost between families and school
is of crucial importance
(Vandebosh, Vam Cleemput,
K., 2008).
Another important factor noted in the studies
carried out is the process in which a child seeks
his/her identity. At this stage, the social environment
and relationships with friends are the specifying
factors and if a child cannot develop positive
relationships, he/she is bound to commit crimes. In
communities where technology and e-transformation
exist, schools are supposed to be the safe and
strategic approach (Aksal, 2015; Gazi, 2016). In this
respect, in order to fight possible crimes in
informatics, the child, the users of technology and
electronic tools should be sensitive and family and
community members should be educated through
seminars and conferences. In addition, necessary
arrangements and detailed crime concepts are
needed in criminal law (Mishna, et al., 2009).
This study aims at specifying future strategies.
While doing so, experts’ views from a workshop on
“Children as Digital Leaders for overcoming cyber-
bullying” were referred to. In the content of the
research, communal development and future
strategies were detected under the following
questions;
1. How do experts perceive cyber-bullying side
effects in childhood?
2. What could be the strategies to grow up
children as digital leaders?
3. What are the strategies to set plans for the
future?
2 METHODOLOGY
This research is part of the project on cyberbulling
and children as digital leaders. The project is the
social responsibility project in order to increase the
awareness of cyberbulling and ability on how to be
digital leaders for the ownership of learning and
professional development. The research has
qualitative nature.
2.1 Research Design and Approach
This research project stands on qualitative research
patterns which experiences and perceptions of field
experts are examined to set policy and strategies on
overcoming cyberbulling for children as digital
leaders. Upon collaboration and action learning
process among volunteer participants, interpretations
and thoughts put emphasis on consensus for policy
development in societal level. With an interpretive
framework, patterns are examined in relation to
experiences (Creswell, 2003).
The case study approach was also employed to
examine the particular issue in relation this inductive
process. In this respect, workshop was organized to
discuss, set situation and develop strategies upon
cyberbulling in childhood as part of the social
responsibility project.
2.2 Participants and Data Collection
Process
17 volunteer experts from various associations and
related ministries become part of the workshop and
the project. The three seminars including theoretical
framework on cyberbulling; sociological and