Project title |
Comparison of the internet usage levels amongst final year students of faculty of medicine and health colleges in Turkey: According to the gender variable
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Country or countries |
Turkey (TR)
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Language(s) of report |
English
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Funder of research |
Public funding
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Date of fieldwork |
2010
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Main research focus |
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Target group studied |
Others (e.g. teachers)
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| Methodology |
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Description of studied group |
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Age of children studied |
18
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Methodology |
Quantitative
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Size of sample |
155 respondents (93 females and 63 males)
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If survey, scope of sample |
Representative for a subgroup
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| Topics covered |
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Access and use; Activities
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| Findings |
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• While 14.8% of the participants use the internet for 2 hours or more a week, 72.9% of them prefer not to use it during the week.
• 76.1% of the students have known the concept of ‘internet’ for more than four years.
• 63.9% of the students want to set up their web pages on the internet.
• Males access the internet weekly for academic purposes more than females.
• However, there are no significant differences between males and females’ internet use purposes (48.4% of the students use the internet for academic purposes) and the places where they access the internet (most preferable were internet cafes, at 61.9%).
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| Further information |
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Relevant publications |
Gurol, A. (2010). Comparison of the internet usage levels amongst final year students of faculty of medicine and health colleges in Turkey: According to the gender variable. Telematics and Informatics, 27, 433-440.
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Report accessibility |
Journal article
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URL of report |
http://perweb.firat.edu.tr/personel/yayinlar/fua_...
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Dataset publicly available |
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Contact details of investigator |
Aysun Gurol (Fırat University, Faculty of Education, 23119 Elazıg, Turkey - aysungurol@gmail.com)
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