Informatics Publishing Limited

Shaigan Amin ¹, Khushgeet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education and Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The study focused on exploring internet addition among university students and its relation to academic performance. The data were collected from 210 Punjabi University, Patiala students through Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT). The results of correlation analysts revealed negative relationship between internet addiction and academic performance of university students, though not significantly so. The result of the study revealed significant gender differences in internet addiction among university students. Further, male university students were found to be significantly more addicted to the use of internet than their female counterparts. On the contrary, no significant differences were found in internet addiction among university students in relation to locale and subject stream. Internet addiction was found to have a significant negative impact on academic performance of adolescents. Further, perceived behaviour control emerged as the most significant predictor of academic performance of the university students. These results of the study have implications for counsellors, teachers and parents.

Keywords

Internet Addiction, Academic Performance, University Students.

Full Text

     

Khushgeet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education & Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Although youth are often thought of as targets for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes, they are also active partners in creating a more sustainable world and effective ESD programmes. Today, more than ever, young women and men are change-makers, building new realities for themselves and their communities. All over the world, youth are driving social change and innovation, claiming respect for their fundamental human rights and freedoms, and seeking new opportunities to learn and work together for a better future. The education sector is generally seen as the most appropriate forum for involving children and youth in sustainable development, and initiatives to this end have been adopted in many countries. The present paper puts forth such initiatives, interventions and strategies that can be undertaken to engage youth in education for sustainable development at the global as well as the local level.

Keywords

Sustainability Education, Youth, ESD Interventions, ESD Strategies, ESD.

Full Text

     

Khushgeet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education and Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

The study focused on exploring attitude towards use of computers, computer related anxiety and computer related self-efficacy among college students in relation to gender, stream and social class. The data were collected from 300 government and private degree college students of Sangrur district of Punjab. The results of the study revealed significant stream-wise differences in attitude of college students towards use of computers and computer related anxiety, respectively. Further, arts, commerce and professional students possessed significantly more favourable attitude and significantly more computer related anxiety towards use of computers as compared to their science counterparts, respectively. Significant differences were reported in computer related anxiety among college students in relation to social class. On the contrary, no significant gender differences were found in attitude of college students towards use of computers, computer related anxiety and computer related self-efficacy. Also, no significant stream-wise differences were found in computer related self-efficacy among college students. Non-significant differences were also reported in attitude of college students towards use of computers and computer related self-efficacy in relation to social class, respectively. These results of the study have implications for counsellors, teachers and parents.

Keywords

Use of Computers, Computer Related Anxiety, Computer Related Self-Efficacy, College Students.

Full Text