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- Digital literacy and undergraduates’ valuesPublication . Alves, Paulo; Morais, Carlos; Miranda, Luísa; Renés Arellano, PaulaDigital literacy has been in the spotlight at all levels of education and society in general. It has been treated and analysed within various dimensions and perspectives, namely dimensions associated with information, communication and technology, and perspectives related to technical and cognitive aspects. However, emphasis has seldom been laid on social values when handling digital literacy and particularly the Internet. It is important that digital literacy is not anchored in technology for the sake of technology only, but in the society’s coherent development, which cannot exclude the culture of consolidated social values and the construction of new values which enable the harmonious evolution of society in an era characterised by innovation, interconnection and knowledge. This study, conducted in the academic year of 2016/2017, involved a sample of 724 undergraduates attending two public higher education institutions, a Spanish one and a Portuguese one. Among the results obtained, we highlight that the majority of the undergraduates have been using the Internet for over 10 years and spend more than 30 hours a week searching for information predominantly related to academic life and current affairs. Most of the communications they establish online are with friends, relatives and colleagues. They give more attention to values when communicating online with friends and relatives than when communicating with colleagues. The identification of counter-values is higher in the communications established with colleagues than in those established with friends, and it is also higher in the communication with these latter than in the communication with relatives.
- The internet and values in society: higher education students' perspectivesPublication . Morais, Carlos; Alves, Paulo; Miranda, Luísa; Renés Arellano, PaulaWe live in a society interconnected and mediated by the Internet, which has assumed a paramount role within human relations, where we witness a progressive decay of social values both at school and in society. Therefore, considering the area of Higher Education, the need for nurturing values conducive to a better life in society is viewed as one of the substantial references for the construction and transmission of social values. This reflection is developed from data obtained by questionnaire to a sample of 255 undergraduates in the Education field, from two higher education institutions, a Spanish one and a Portuguese one. The aim was to assess the undergraduates' perceptions on the promotion of values and counter -values over the Internet, as well as the consideration they give them while communicating online with colleagues, friends, and relatives. Among the values most remarked by students, the following stand out: respect, equality, freedom, honesty, and friendship. Among the counter -values emphasised by students, the authors highlight those of inequality, dishonesty, selfishness, disrespect, insecurity, irresponsibility, manipulation, oppression, and violence. The students believe that the abovementioned values and counter -values are promoted within online communication.