Research Article

An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables

Volume: 54 Number: 3 December 31, 2025
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An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate pre-service teachers' awareness of online privacy in relation to various demographic and experiential variables. The study used the survey model, a quantitative research method. The study sample consisted of 218 pre-service teachers studying in seven different undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Education of a state university. Data were collected online via a form comprising three sections. In addition to descriptive statistical analysis, independent samples t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation tests were conducted. According to the study results, no significant relationship was found between online privacy awareness and gender. Enrolling in a media literacy course positively affected online privacy awareness. Participants who neither encountered online privacy risks nor violated others’ privacy reported higher levels of awareness. Participants’ Internet usage time did not significantly affect their online privacy awareness. Moreover, the study identified a significant and positive relationship between online privacy awareness and cybersecurity perception. Future studies may investigate how preservice teachers’ online privacy and cybersecurity awareness relate to their school experience and teaching practice performance.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Instructional Technologies, Specialist Studies in Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

July 15, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 3

APA
Kopuz, T., Aktaş, A., Turgut, Y. E., & Eryılmaz Toksoy, S. (2025). An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(3), 904-926. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1516697
AMA
1.Kopuz T, Aktaş A, Turgut YE, Eryılmaz Toksoy S. An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(3):904-926. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1516697
Chicago
Kopuz, Tuba, Ayşe Aktaş, Yiğit Emrah Turgut, and Seyhan Eryılmaz Toksoy. 2025. “An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (3): 904-26. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1516697.
EndNote
Kopuz T, Aktaş A, Turgut YE, Eryılmaz Toksoy S (December 1, 2025) An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 3 904–926.
IEEE
[1]T. Kopuz, A. Aktaş, Y. E. Turgut, and S. Eryılmaz Toksoy, “An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 904–926, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1516697.
ISNAD
Kopuz, Tuba - Aktaş, Ayşe - Turgut, Yiğit Emrah - Eryılmaz Toksoy, Seyhan. “An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/3 (December 1, 2025): 904-926. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1516697.
JAMA
1.Kopuz T, Aktaş A, Turgut YE, Eryılmaz Toksoy S. An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:904–926.
MLA
Kopuz, Tuba, et al. “An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 904-26, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1516697.
Vancouver
1.Tuba Kopuz, Ayşe Aktaş, Yiğit Emrah Turgut, Seyhan Eryılmaz Toksoy. An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Awareness of Online Privacy in Relation to Various Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;54(3):904-26. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1516697

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