engleski

Children online safety

The article provides results of a research study on safety of children on the Internet, and on use of the information-telecommunication technology (ICT) from the aspect of safety. The study was conducted on the elementary school children using paper or web-based questionnaires. It involved 1, 232 students from grades one through eight of elementary school (approximately 400 students per survey), ages 7-15. The study was conducted over a period of eight years on three occasions (2008, 2011, and 2015) in elementary school Kastanjer, in Pula, Croatia. Based on the questions and answers, the findings are separated into groups: a) use of ICT among students ; b) parents/teachers cooperation and provision of support to children/students in regard to cyber bullying ; and c) students’ understanding of what constitutes cyber bullying and their response towards unwanted harassment. The results show poor informational literacy of students in terms of safety. Parents need to invest much more effort in recognition of predation and dangers of the ICT use in order to protect their children, and teachers should spend more time and more educational contents related to the elements of cyber bullying and their prevention in order to teach their students.

Children online safety ; parents ; online safety ;

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