Comportamentos de risco na internet: um estudo realizado numa escola do ensino secundário / Internet risk behaviours: a study developed in a secondary school
Keywords:
Internet, Behaviour, Risk, Safety, Risky online behaviours, Safe online behavioursAbstract
A questão da segurança na utilização da Internet tem sido alvo da atenção dos meios de comunicação social que realçam, fundamentalmente, os perigos do seu uso por parte dos jovens. Também nos deparamos nas escolas com alguns casos problemáticos relacionados com a utilização incorrecta dos computadores e da Internet, nas vertentes técnica e ética e ainda em certos comportamentos de risco que poderão ter consequências nefastas. Julgamos importante aprofundar este problema e estudar a sua dimensão numa escola do ensino secundário situada na região de Lisboa para, com base neste conhecimento, delinear um projecto de intervenção. Após uma revisão cuidada da literatura, optámos por uma investigação por questionário, fazendo a adaptação de três versões: uma destinada aos jovens, outra aos pais e outra aos docentes. Os resultados a que chegámos, nesta primeira fase do estudo, apontam para que alguns alunos têm comportamentos de risco, havendo a registar comportamentos agressivos, publicação de informações pessoais e a exposição de uma forma que pode trazer incómodos futuros. Verificou-se ainda que, quase sempre, os comportamentos potencialmente perigosos são praticados em casa, havendo respostas contraditórias por parte de encarregados de educação e alunos no que respeita aos limites de tempo para aceder à Internet e ao grau de supervisão durante o acesso.Safe Internet use has attracted the focus of media attention, particularly due to its dangers for young people. As teachers, we have encountered some problematic cases in our daily lives related both to technical and ethical Internet misuse as well as other risky behaviours that may have adverse consequences. The aim of this study is to understand such misuse and intervene accordingly in a secondary school near Lisbon. After a detailed review of the literature, we opted for a questionnaire type of research, based on the adaptation of three versions: one for young people, another for parents and another for teachers. The results we found in this initial phase of the study indicate that some students have risky behaviours, such as aggressive behaviour, the publication and exposure of personal information in a way that can cause some discomfort in the future. It was also found that potentially dangerous behaviors are almost always practiced at home, with contradictory responses on the part of parents and students with regard to time limits for Internet access and the degree of supervision during such access.
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