Children internet usage: opportunities for self development

Children are spending more and more time on the Internet. Are there any opportunities from such exposure to the Internet? This study looks at six types of children positive use of the Internet to measure opportunities gain by children. These are: information, communication, entertainment, participat...

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Main Authors: Omar, Siti Zobidah, Daud, Azlina, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Bolong, Jusang, Teimmouri, Misha
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: Elsevier (ScienceDirect) 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39915/
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author Omar, Siti Zobidah
Daud, Azlina
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Bolong, Jusang
Teimmouri, Misha
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description Children are spending more and more time on the Internet. Are there any opportunities from such exposure to the Internet? This study looks at six types of children positive use of the Internet to measure opportunities gain by children. These are: information, communication, entertainment, participation, creativity and expression. The descriptive analysis of data on children ages 9 to 16 years showed that most children in Malaysia are enjoining opportunities on the Internet through information searching, communication and entertainment activities. Children's online opportunity is inter-related with their availability and capability of the Internet technology. If children enjoy i.e. if there are available Internet technologies with high speed user interface connectivity, children will be more disposed to use the Internet for self development.
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spelling upm-399152015-08-20T03:10:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39915/ Children internet usage: opportunities for self development Omar, Siti Zobidah Daud, Azlina Hassan, Md. Salleh Bolong, Jusang Teimmouri, Misha Children are spending more and more time on the Internet. Are there any opportunities from such exposure to the Internet? This study looks at six types of children positive use of the Internet to measure opportunities gain by children. These are: information, communication, entertainment, participation, creativity and expression. The descriptive analysis of data on children ages 9 to 16 years showed that most children in Malaysia are enjoining opportunities on the Internet through information searching, communication and entertainment activities. Children's online opportunity is inter-related with their availability and capability of the Internet technology. If children enjoy i.e. if there are available Internet technologies with high speed user interface connectivity, children will be more disposed to use the Internet for self development. Elsevier (ScienceDirect) 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Omar, Siti Zobidah and Daud, Azlina and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Bolong, Jusang and Teimmouri, Misha (2014) Children internet usage: opportunities for self development. In: International Conference on Communication and Media 2014 (i-COME’14), 18-20 Oct. 2014, Holiday Villa Beach Resort, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. (pp. 75-80). 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.259
spellingShingle Omar, Siti Zobidah
Daud, Azlina
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Bolong, Jusang
Teimmouri, Misha
Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title_full Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title_fullStr Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title_full_unstemmed Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title_short Children internet usage: opportunities for self development
title_sort children internet usage: opportunities for self development
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39915/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39915/