Staff View
Internet safety program for paraprofessionals

Descriptive

TitleInfo
Title
Internet safety program for paraprofessionals
SubTitle
an exploratory study
Name (type = personal)
NamePart (type = family)
Kraiterman
NamePart (type = given)
Scott
NamePart (type = date)
1982-
DisplayForm
Scott Kraiterman
Role
RoleTerm (authority = RULIB)
author
Name (type = personal)
NamePart (type = family)
Boyd-Franklin
NamePart (type = given)
Nancy
DisplayForm
Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
Role
RoleTerm (authority = RULIB)
chair
Name (type = personal)
NamePart (type = family)
Connelly
NamePart (type = given)
Patrick
DisplayForm
Patrick Connelly
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
Role
RoleTerm (authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name (type = corporate)
NamePart
Rutgers University
Role
RoleTerm (authority = RULIB)
degree grantor
Name (type = corporate)
NamePart
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Role
RoleTerm (authority = RULIB)
school
TypeOfResource
Text
Genre (authority = marcgt)
theses
OriginInfo
DateCreated (qualifier = exact)
2015
DateOther (qualifier = exact); (type = degree)
2015-05
Place
PlaceTerm (type = code)
xx
Language
LanguageTerm (authority = ISO639-2b); (type = code)
eng
Abstract (type = abstract)
As the Internet increases its dominant influence in American life, the need for valuable Internet safety training becomes ever greater, especially in the nation’s schools. This exploratory study examined the development, presentation, and evaluation of an Internet Safety Program in a New Jersey public school district. Through adapting publicly available programs to reflect current online trends, behavior and web tools, and incorporating an extensive knowledge of technology, an Internet Safety Program was delivered to a population of paraprofessionals identified by the district’s administration as in need of improved awareness of issues disproportionately impacting students, specifically in the areas of cyberbullying, nonutilization of website security features, and the existence of online dangers, such as predators who target adolescents. Identical pre- and post-Program assessments were administered to ascertain both knowledge possession and attainment of targeted content relating to nine goals which exemplified best practices with respect to cyberbullying, utilizing online security, and reducing risk of exposure to online predators. The use of descriptive statistics to explore the program’s value indicated that more than half (57%) of the goals were met. Goals relating to specific dangers and predators saw relatively high levels of attainment (62%), the primary cyberbullying goal of reporting to a superior was met by all participants, and goals relating to online security were met by half. However, measurements of value through capturing knowledge attainment fluctuated considerably, as many participants indicated previous knowledge in the areas of cyberbullying and predator avoidance. Although the program’s exploratory nature involved a small, non-randomized sample and one administration, expanded usage would raise issues concerning the need for a standardized needs assessment, challenges in creating programs effective across age groups, the need to address emotional responses to sensitive content, and consistency when the program is delivered by a presenter other than the developer.
Subject (authority = RUETD)
Topic
School Psychology
RelatedItem (type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier (type = RULIB)
ETD
Identifier
ETD_6443
PhysicalDescription
Form (authority = gmd)
electronic resource
InternetMediaType
application/pdf
InternetMediaType
text/xml
Extent
1 online resource (viii, 108 p. : ill.)
Note (type = degree)
Psy.D.
Note (type = bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references
Subject (authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Internet--Safety measures
Subject (authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Internet and children--New Jersey
Subject (authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Internet in education--New Jersey
Note (type = statement of responsibility)
by Scott Kraiterman
RelatedItem (type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier (type = local)
rucore10001800001
Location
PhysicalLocation (authority = marcorg); (displayLabel = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
NjNbRU
Identifier (type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T3QJ7K35
Genre (authority = ExL-Esploro)
ETD doctoral
Back to the top

Rights

RightsDeclaration (ID = rulibRdec0006)
The author owns the copyright to this work.
RightsHolder (type = personal)
Name
FamilyName
Kraiterman
GivenName
Scott
Role
Copyright Holder
RightsEvent
Type
Permission or license
DateTime (encoding = w3cdtf); (qualifier = exact); (point = start)
2015-04-20 14:20:12
AssociatedEntity
Name
Scott Kraiterman
Role
Copyright holder
Affiliation
Rutgers University. Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
AssociatedObject
Type
License
Name
Author Agreement License
Detail
I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
Copyright
Status
Copyright protected
Availability
Status
Open
Reason
Permission or license
Back to the top

Technical

RULTechMD (ID = TECHNICAL1)
ContentModel
ETD
OperatingSystem (VERSION = 5.1)
windows xp
Back to the top
Version 8.5.5
Rutgers University Libraries - Copyright ©2024