Internet abuse by university students: a neglected theme in Africa
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate potential Internet
abuse by university students, an area lacking research focus in Africa. A
case study was conducted at the University of The Gambia (UTG) in
2012. A total of 200 questionnaires were randomly administered to UTG
students and 181 valid responses were available for analyses. The result
indicates that about 18% of UTG students use the Internet for unspecified
activities, demonstrating attributes that could reveal potential Internet
abuse. Considering the negative implications of this phenomenon, African
researchers cannot afford to neglect this theme.
Main Author
Format
Articles
Research article
Published
2013
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
Original source
http://ijits-bg.com/ijitsarchive
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201804202308Use this for linking
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1313-8251
Language
English
Published in
International Journal on Information Technologies and Security
Citation
- Touray, A. (2013). Internet abuse by university students: a neglected theme in Africa. International Journal on Information Technologies and Security, 5(4), 3-12.
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