Youngsters & ICT: awareness, protection and empowerment

  • Perception of ICT-related risks: How do mass media report on opportunities but especially on (new) risks young internet users are confronted with? Do media priorities correspond with the prevalence of risks according to research findings? How do parents and youngsters themselves perceive these risks and deal with them?
  • Parental mediation: Which mediating techniques are applied by parents in relation to the uses of internet and mobile telephony of their children? How do perceptions possibly differ between parents and children about parental involvement with and control of ICT-use? How are ICTs integrated and regulated in the family life of children and teens? How can parental supervision be implemented through technological means?
  • Sensitizing & educational campaigns:How can children and adolescents become informed about opportunities and risks of ICT-use? How can they be sensitized into being responsible ICT-users? How can the effectiveness of pedagogical and sensitizing initiatives be measured? Which good practices concerning sensitizing campaigns and media literacy education can be shared and adapted to national or regional cultures and specific target groups?   


 
Inhoudsverantwoordelijke(n) : marijke.celis michel.walrave sara.mels wannes.heirman