World Wide Web (Www) Among Secondary School Students in Kenya
Abstract
This research was designed to establish how secondary school students in Kenya view
WWW and how their attitudes and opinions affect their use of this new medium in an
educational context.
155 students from five secondary schools in Nairobi were interviewed to establish what
sites they visit and what motivates the visits. Their attitudes about the WWW as well as
their computer literacy skills were also probed. The researcher also took time to collect
and analyse the web sites that the students actually visit. The findings strongly point out
that the students do not visit web sites for academic education. Content analysis of the
web sites visited revealed that majority of them were either unsuitable for education or
had questionable content.
If the students are not motivated to visit the web sites for purposes of education, then
does the introduction of the WWW in schools have any potential in facilitating education?
Yes, there is potential. However, the stakeholders must work out and implement
strategies to prevent distractive use of WWW while promoting beneficial use. This is
where the challenge lies. The stakeholders must walk. this tight rope if any meaningful
fruits are to be borne from adopting the WWW in the schools.
Publisher
School of Journalism, University of Nairobi
Description
Master of Arts in Communication Studies