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|acronym=InetRisks | |acronym=InetRisks | ||
|logo=InetRisks_Logo.jpg | |logo=InetRisks_Logo.jpg | ||
|project_title=[[ | |project_title=[[InetRisks - Changing Attitudes of Adults (parents) on Internet-Related Risks for Young Adolescents]] | ||
|contract_number=ΤΠΕ/ΟΡΙΖΟ/0308(ΒΕ)/02 | |contract_number=ΤΠΕ/ΟΡΙΖΟ/0308(ΒΕ)/02 | ||
|funding_period=Dec 2008 - Nov 2010 (24 mo) | |funding_period=Dec 2008 - Nov 2010 (24 mo) | ||
|funding_agency=[[Research Promotion Foundation]] | |funding_agency=[[Research Promotion Foundation]] | ||
|total_cost=€33,365.00 (CNTI Budget) <br> | |total_cost=€33,365.00 (CNTI Budget) <br>€100.000,00 (Total Budget) | ||
€100.000,00 (Total Budget) | |lead_partner=[[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute|CNTI]] | ||
| | |partners=[[The Open University of Cyprus]], Cyprus <br>[[Research Academic Computer Technology Institute]], Greece | ||
The Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus <br> | |coordinator=[[Elena Aristodemou]]<br>[[Yiannis Laouris]] (Project Director) | ||
Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece <br> | |||
|website=http://www.inetrisks.net | |website=http://www.inetrisks.net | ||
}} | }} | ||
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*Parents have spent quality time with their children and they have learned new things about them. | *Parents have spent quality time with their children and they have learned new things about them. | ||
*Parents have discovered the “world” of their and they had fun. | *Parents have discovered the “world” of their and they had fun. | ||
=== | ===Perceptions and Attitudes=== | ||
Parental perceptions and attitudes in regards to risks in general were classified as: | |||
=== | *Conservative, referring to those who seem not to be willing to allow their children go online on their own under any circumstances; | ||
The project team studied the change in | *Those who seem to be willing to allow their children to go online on their own under any circumstances; | ||
*The | *Those that understand the risks of the internet and account for it when allowing their children to go online; | ||
*And those who ignore the risks of the Internet. | |||
===Potential Change of Perceptions and Attitudes=== | |||
The project team studied the change in the adults attitudes in regards to the activities of the children and the risks related before and after they had the mutual-activities experience. | |||
*The perceptions and attitudes of the adults differentiate according to the type of the risk and the notion and maturity of the children in regards to coping with risks. | |||
*Adults seem to be informed about the most important internet risks. | *Adults seem to be informed about the most important internet risks. | ||
*In some cases, adults report the same risks in real life as in the internet life. | *In some cases, adults report the same risks in real life as in the internet life. | ||
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*In some cases, adults have stated that real life risks are more important than the Internet Risks. | *In some cases, adults have stated that real life risks are more important than the Internet Risks. | ||
===Conclusion=== | ===Conclusion=== | ||
These activities constitute an essential experiential training for the Internet Risks in where the children and adults can move gradually from the stage of ignorance and prohibition to the stage of knowledge and "positive use". This gradual transition depends not only on knowledge and skills but also on the | These activities constitute an essential experiential training for the Internet Risks in where the children and adults can move gradually from the stage of ignorance and prohibition to the stage of knowledge and "positive use". This gradual transition depends not only on knowledge and skills but also on the perceptions and attitudes developed through the mutual activities in order to make children chose freely and intelligently. The cooperative experience on the Internet activities has provided the adults with an experiential conception of the possibilities and the risks. Every adult participant acknowledges the positive outcomes from using the internet as well as the possibilities that it offers to them and their children. At the same time, adults recognize the possibility of risks occurring if children are not trained well. Every adult cited that the best training received by children is through guidance and dialogue in order to make the children develop a critical thinking when using the internet. Some of them support the “exposure” in controlled situations. | ||
Several adults are still basing children education as in the means of the Internet Risks and Prohibition. However, the mutual internet activities were seen as the basis of guidance, the controlled “exposure” at risks and as a way to develop “critical thinking”. In this way, changes are possible in the | Several adults are still basing children education as in the means of the Internet Risks and Prohibition. However, the mutual internet activities were seen as the basis of guidance, the controlled “exposure” at risks and as a way to develop “critical thinking”. In this way, changes are possible in the perceptions and attitudes of the parents. Consequently, time devotion has benefits in such experiential activities. Adults and children can learn from each other in a constructive and pleasant manner and they can enjoy the time they spend together. | ||
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