scholarly journals Teacher Candidates’ Views about the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Human Rights and Freedoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazike Karagözoğlu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Information And Communication

The recent rapid developments in technology have caused great changes in all areas of human life. This study aimed to determine the views of teacher candidates on the rights and freedoms affected by information and communication technologies (e.g., telephone, computer, and internet). The study was carried out in the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year, and the sample consisted of 100 volunteer teacher candidates studying the "Human Rights and Democracy Course" at the Faculty of Education of Yozgat Bozok University. The data of this qualitative research were collected through teacher candidates’ compositions and were analyzed using content analysis. According to the results of the research, the rights and freedoms that are thought to be positively affected by the use of information and communication technologies are as follows: freedom to obtain and disseminate information, freedom of communication, right and duty of education, right to congregate / right of organization, right to legal remedies, freedom of expression and dissemination of thought, and right to enter public services. The negatively affected rights and freedoms are determined as privacy of private life, right to request the protection of his/her personal data, personal liberty and security, freedom of information and dissemination, and right to health. To minimize the negative impact of information and communication technologies on rights and freedoms, teacher candidates expressed some suggestions such as information and communication technologies education, human rights education, sanction/punishment, personal security measures, and increasing supervision.

scholarly journals Teacher Candidates’ Views about the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Human Rights and Freedoms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazike Karagözoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Information And Communication

The recent rapid developments in technology have caused great changes in all areas of human life. This study aimed to determine the views of teacher candidates on the rights and freedoms affected by information and communication technologies (e.g., telephone, computer, and internet). The study was carried out in the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year, and the sample consisted of 100 volunteer teacher candidates studying the "Human Rights and Democracy Course" at the Faculty of Education of Yozgat Bozok University. The data of this qualitative research were collected through teacher candidates’ compositions and were analyzed using content analysis. According to the results of the research, the rights and freedoms that are thought to be positively affected by the use of information and communication technologies are as follows: freedom to obtain and disseminate information, freedom of communication, right and duty of education, right to congregate / right of organization, right to legal remedies, freedom of expression and dissemination of thought, and right to enter public services. The negatively affected rights and freedoms are determined as privacy of private life, right to request the protection of his/her personal data, personal liberty and security, freedom of information and dissemination, and right to health. To minimize the negative impact of information and communication technologies on rights and freedoms, teacher candidates expressed some suggestions such as information and communication technologies education, human rights education, sanction/punishment, personal security measures, and increasing supervision.

ICT Policies Favouring Human Rights

2014 ◽  
pp. 21-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf H. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure

The tremendous developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last 20 years have substantially changed communication practices across the world. The Internet and mobile phones help to open new horizons for connections between people, leading to a global network for the sharing of information and ideas. In this new environment, human rights need to have a place, and traditional notions related to mass media need to be adapted to the needs of civil society. Freedom of expression has become much more individualistic, with information exchanges no longer relying on the traditional intermediaries (mass media) but on the exchange of ideas on social networking and other platforms. Civil society participation in the information world requires the necessary infrastructure however. And since states have an obligation to see to it that human rights are realized in practice, this may mean the facilitation of private investments to improve the ICT infrastructure. In this context, ICT policies favoring human rights must encompass a right to development.

ICT Policies Favouring Human Rights

2015 ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Rolf H. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure

The tremendous developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last 20 years have substantially changed communication practices across the world. The Internet and mobile phones help to open new horizons for connections between people, leading to a global network for the sharing of information and ideas. In this new environment, human rights need to have a place, and traditional notions related to mass media need to be adapted to the needs of civil society. Freedom of expression has become much more individualistic, with information exchanges no longer relying on the traditional intermediaries (mass media) but on the exchange of ideas on social networking and other platforms. Civil society participation in the information world requires the necessary infrastructure however. And since states have an obligation to see to it that human rights are realized in practice, this may mean the facilitation of private investments to improve the ICT infrastructure. In this context, ICT policies favoring human rights must encompass a right to development.

scholarly journals THE DEFENSE OF ORAL INTERACTION IN THE MIDST OF WHATSAPP USE IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Fernandes Arung
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Real Relationship ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Oral Interaction

research aimed to explain the defense of oral interactions in the presence of information and communication technologies such as WhatsApp (WA) as well as to explore some of the positive contributions of WA used in building the Real Life Communication especially in the learning environment. By applying the Exploratory design, this research involved 4 participants from various educational backgrounds as a purposively selected data source indicated as WA users at once. Data were collected through Focus Group Discussion, Interview, and Observation and analyzed by several stages i.e. data reduction, displaying data, categorizing, and verifying and concluding. The results showed that oral interactions can decrease both in the language community and learning environment as the dominant use of WA that is not wise. Nevertheless, the use of WA applications also had some positive contributions in building a real relationship. Finally, the assumption that the negative impact of using the WA application should be able to change the mindset and positive attitude of the scholars in initiating and defending an oral interaction in the learning environment.

scholarly journals Proficiency Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers on İnformation and Communication Technologies

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
İlhami Arseven ◽  
Ahmet Turan Orhan ◽  
Ayla Arseven
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Computer Ownership ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Faculty Of Education

The aim of this study is to examine teacher candidates’ perceptions of their own proficiency in using information and communication technologies and their attitudes towards information and communication technologies in terms of gender, major, internet usage frequency and computer ownership. The study group consists of 336 teacher candidates, 98 male (29%) and 238 female (71%) senior students, in different departments at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Education during the 2017-2018 academic year. The “Proficiency Perception Scale for Using Information and Communication Technologies” and “The Attitude Scale for Information and Communication Technologies” developed by different researchers were administered to the candidate teachers. As a result of the findings obtained from the research, there was no significant difference between proficiency levels of the teacher candidates regarding the use of information and communication technologies. Besides, there was not significant difference between the means of attitude towards information and communication technologies in terms of majors and the internet usage frequency, and between the mean proficiency perception scores of using information and communication technologies with regard to gender. It was ascertained that there was a slightly meaningful difference between the attitudes scores for information and communication technologies in favor of males in terms of gender, and as to computer ownership, there was a low level of difference between both attitude and perception scores in favor of computer owners. The findings are discussed within the scope of literature.

Information and Communication Technologies, Democracy, and Human Rights in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
pp. 626-645
Author(s):  
Joseph Wilson ◽  
Nuhu Gapsiso
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Rights Issues

The unprecedented impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on nearly every facet of human endeavour has continued to attract individual and organizational interest to explore these technologies for specific cause. ICTs are increasingly being used in promoting democracy and human rights issues: to mobilize and strengthen solidarity, increase communication among interest groups, and share information more quickly. There is no doubt that ICTs deployment in Nigeria and other developing countries has sparked growth in citizens' abilities to communicate and share ideas, but there are impediments. This chapter looks at the evolution of ICTs in Nigeria, the place of ICTs in promoting democracy/human rights, and discusses the challenges of harnessing the enormous benefits of ICTs in promoting democracy and human rights in Nigeria.

The Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Human Rights Monitoring and Advocacy

2010 ◽  
pp. 184-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lannon
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Grassroots Organizations ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Tools And Techniques

This chapter analyses tools and techniques used to document human rights abuse. It outlines the opportunities and pitfalls associated with the use of information and communication technologies by human rights organizations, and it examines the importance of rigorous documentation to underpin human rights work. Tools developed to help grassroots organizations record usable and actionable information are contrasted with an initiative that actively involves citizens in the reporting of xenophobic attacks. The analysis shows that the tools and systems used to monitor human rights violations are essential to the effective implementation of human rights standards. It also shows that new technologies can empower ordinary citizens to become directly involved in awareness building and debate about human rights abuse.

Práca s internetom ako indikátor počítačovej gramotnosti obyvateľstva Slovenska

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarína Vilinová ◽  
Lucia Petrikovičová ◽  
Laura Babjaková
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Information And Communication

Computer literacy affects all areas of human life, and our subsequent control is almost inevitable nowadays. Due to the rapid growth of scientific knowledge and development of information and communication technologies, significant changes are taking place in individual countries. New technologies are coming to the fore through which there is an increase in country's economy, employment as well as labor productivity. To some extent, this fact is influenced by the ability of basic computer skills. This aspect is also important in terms of regional development at the national, regional and local level. The aim of the paper is to characterize selected indicator of computer literacy - internet work at three levels of Slovakia (state, district and municipality). The paper will be based by data from the Statistical Office of the European Union and Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. The methods of analysis, synthesis as well as graphical and cartographic methods will be the main methods used in the paper. Based on the achieved results, it can be stated that Slovakia achieved an average of 51.4 % in the development of internet use. It is very just above the EU average. At the regional level, the highest rate of internet use is manifested in the western part of Slovakia. At the local level in the case of the Nitra district, the internet was mostly used in the hinterland of the city of Nitra.

Teacher Training in EDC/HRE: How to Develop Students’ Ability to Assess Information from Media and Social Networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Прутченков ◽  
A. Prutchenkov ◽  
Болотина ◽  
Tatyana Bolotina ◽  
Павлова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media

This article shows the main benefits of information and communication technologies (ICT)and introduces draft ICT classes developed during the pilot project of the Council of Europe “Training teachers to develop students’ ability to evaluate information in the media and social networks” within the program “Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights”.

scholarly journals USAGE OF ICT IN EU CULTURE SECTOR AS A TOOL OF CULTURAL PARTICIPATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva ARDIELLI
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cultural Participation ◽  
Information And Communication

Culture is not only an inherent part of human life but it also creates the potential for economic growth, employment and innovation. For this reason, the European Union considers the development of culture sector and Cultural and creative industries as very important. Nowadays the culture sector is confronted with the penetration of Information and communication technologies. The widespread use of Internet and Information and communication technologies implies more participatory behaviours on the side of users, who are increasingly involved in cultural activities electronically.   The presented article is focused on the issue of electronic cultural participation in European Union member countries. The aim is to evaluate the usage of Information and communication technologies for cultural purpose. For the purpose of this aim the selected multi-criteria decision-making method MAPPAC is applied. In the result is presented the ranking of European Union member countries according to the participation of citizens in culture through Information and communication technologies. In the research there was confirmed the importance of Information and communication technologies in European Union culture sector. High involvement of individuals in electronic cultural participation is obvious in developed European Union countries; in less developed countries the electronic cultural participation is habitually lower.

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