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Title:
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AN ANALYSIS OF IRISH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDRENS INTERNET USAGE AND THE ASSOCIATED SAFETY IMPLICATIONS |
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Author(s):
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Derek O Reilly , Caroline O Neill |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-42-3 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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internet online safety |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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319 |
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Last Page:
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326 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The internet is becoming widely available and increasingly important in the modern world. Because of this, it is very
important that children start to familiarize themselves with the internet at a young age. As technology is becoming
increasingly part of our daily lives, computers and the internet have been adopted into schools. The sea of information
and learning activities available on the internet has the potential to greatly help in the development of young minds.
However, the question remains as to how safe an environment the internet is for young children. Children might not see
any dangers beyond the physical environment where they live. Therefore, the internet can be an unsafe place for them to
venture into. Children can be targeted by a wide number of internet risks. For these reasons, the problem of how to keep
children who are using the internet safe must be solved.
This paper identifies the potential risks associated with primary school children using the internet. This paper evaluates
the level of understanding of internet safety that children have. We identify what children use the internet for and what
information that they are willing to reveal while online.
The findings of this paper are based on analysis of a survey carried out on 645 Irish primary school children in February
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