Identifying secondary school students' metaphors for the concept of digital footprint

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Anahtar Kelimeler:

Digital footprint, metaphor, nursing, secondary school students

Özet

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of 5th and 6th grade secondary school students about 'digital footprint' through the use of metaphors.

Method: The phenomenological approach was used in the study. The study was conducted with 5th and 6th grade students (N=201) who were studying in the spring term between March and April 2024. The students were asked to fill in an information form where they had to indicate introductory characteristics and complete the sentence "Digital footprint is similar to... either/or. Because...". Data were analyzed using the 'content analysis technique' with descriptive statistics used to analyze the characteristics of the students. In addition, factors affecting the categorical status of the metaphors were examined using the Pearson chi-square test. Data analysis was carried out using the SPSS 25.0 software package.

Results: A total of 197 students participated in the study and provided 40 different metaphors for digital footprints. The three most frequently used metaphors were "footprint in the snow" (14.2%), "seal" (10.7%) and "footprint" (9.6%). The study also found that 66.9% of the metaphors fell into the category of digital traces of personal data. Interestingly, the variables of age, gender, class, parents' education and employment status, income and perceived success had no significant effect on the category of metaphor. However, the type of family structure did play a role, with students from nuclear families more likely to use metaphors related to permanent digital data storage than students from extended families.

Conclusion: Almost all students who participated in the study had an idea of the digital footprint. Paediatric nurses have an important role to play in protecting children from risky behaviour in the digital environment and in promoting safe digital behaviour.

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2025-04-30

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Beyaz, E., & Gökçeoğlu, S. (2025). Identifying secondary school students’ metaphors for the concept of digital footprint. Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Health, 5(1), 1–11. Geliş tarihi gönderen https://jicah.com/index.php/pub/article/view/98