Investigating Primary School Education Department Faculties’ Perceived Online Risks For Children

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate faculties’ perceived online risks pertaining to children with regard to gender, risk experience and having trained on safe İnternet use variables. Participants of the study were 116 faculties working at primary school education departments of 19 Turkish state universities. Data were collected through Perceived Online Risks Scale for Children. The scale proved reliable within faculty context. Results suggest that faculties represent high perceived risks and their perceptions differ in terms of risk themes. However, faculties’ risk perceptions did not differ in terms of gender, education and risk experience variables. Findings were discussed along perceived risk literature. Suggestions for further research were presented.

Keywords

• Children
• faculty
• perceived risk
• primary school education

Sınıf Öğretmenliği Bölümü Öğretim Elemanlarının Çocuklara Yönelik Çevrimiçi Risklere İlişkin Algılarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı sınıf öğretmenliği bölümlerinde görev yapmakta olan öğretim elemanlarının, çocukların karşılaştığı çevrimiçi risklere yönelik algılarının, cinsiyet, güvenli İnternet kullanımı konusunda eğitim alma ve çevrimiçi risk deneyimi değişkenleri açısından incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın katılımcıları Türkiye’deki 19 devlet üniversitesinin sınıf öğretmenliği bölümlerinde görev yapmakta olan 116 öğretim elemanıdır. Çalışma verileri Çocukların Karşılaştığı Çevrimiçi Risklere Yönelik Algı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Uygulamada ölçeğin yüksek güvenirlik sergilediği gözlenmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları öğretim elemanlarının risk algılarının yüksek olduğunu ve risk başlıklarına göre farklılaştığını göstermektedir. Öğretim elemanlarının risk algıları, cinsiyet, risk deneyimi ve güvenli İnternet kullanımı konusunda bir eğitim alma durumuna göre fark göstermemektedir. Bulgular, risk algısı alanyazını çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve gelecek araştırmalara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Çocuk
• öğretim elemanları
• risk algısı
• sınıf öğretmenliği

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