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A Study on Correlation between Age and Information Ethics Using Information Culture Index

  • Jun, Woochun (Department of Computer Education, Seoul National University of Education)
  • Received : 2016.03.20
  • Accepted : 2016.04.15
  • Published : 2016.05.31

Abstract

Information ethics is very essential for everyone in the current knowledge-based society. Every citizen in modern society can enjoy various benefits of recent internet technologies. In the meanwhile, everyone also is exposed to the various side effects of information and communication technologies. The typical side effects include copyright violation, cyber crimes, cyber bullying, internet addiction, and so on. The purpose of this paper is to identify correlation between age and information ethics. For this purpose, 3-year national survey works Information Culture Index are analyzed. After thorough statistical analysis work, it is concluded that there is a meaningful correlation between age and information ethics. In other words, the older people are, the higher information ethics they recognize and observe.

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