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ERIC Number: EJ1211986
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1551-2576
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Cyber Education outside the Cyberspace: The Case of the Catholic University Institute of Buea
Nyinkeu, Ngatchu Damen; Anye, Divine; Kwedeu, Leonnel; Buttler, William
International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, v14 n2 p90-101 2018
In this era of technological abundance, it is difficult to imagine cyber education outside the cyberspace. The purpose of this paper is to extend the growing body of research on cyber education, by reporting the experiences of a Cybersecurity department cut-off from Internet access. The value of Cyber education is expressed even beyond the cyberspace. This qualitative exploratory study uses semi-structured interviews and content analysis to collect a wide variety of rich data in order to demonstrate the need and possibility of cyber education, even without Internet access. Willingness to learn and the hope of a fulfilled career were found to be the most significant factors for students' continual motivation. The presence of an eminent "force majeure" was seen more as an opportunity for novel explorations. In contrast to customary thinking, the constructs of information security and assurance were fully fledged outside the cyberspace.
International Journal of Technology and Learning. Web site: https://sicet.org/main/journals/ijtt
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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