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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The Internet penetrated into the country (Nigeria) very fast and people both youths and adults were not educated on how to protect themselves online. Consequently, they face the risk of exposure to material that is pornographic, sexually explicit or offensive, hateful or violent or that encourages activities that are dangerous or illegal. The rate at which youths fall victims of ‘yahooboys’ (individuals that used Internet in a destructive and antisocial manner) is very high due to their ignorance about Internet safety. This research attempts to examine university students’ knowledge about Internet safety and their attitude toward Internet safety. The data were gathered from 620 sampled undergraduates in a descriptive survey using researcher-developed attitude scale and True-False statement test items. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results of the study reveal that (a) university students were not knowledgeable about Internet safety (b) they have a positive disposition towards Internet safety (c) the most common place undergraduates’ source for information about Internet safety was their friend, followed by online, cybercafé attendants, e-books and television programme. These findings provide information that might be useful for students and parents in the following ways: (1) motivate undergraduates to learn more about online dangers and sensible precautions to be taken to avoid falling victim of cyberspace dangers. (2) assist parents in educating and empowering their children to make the right choice online. Based on the findings of this study recommendations were also made. |
| Keywords: university students, internet safety, cybercrime, online safety education, student, cyberspace dangers |
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