Ethical Concerns Raised by the Use of the Internet in Academia

Outlines several major ethical and social concerns that face an institution in attempting to integrate "cyberspace" into its academic arena. Focuses on American universities, though the issues are relevant for all levels of education in all geographic areas. Discusses major ethical dilemma...

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Published in:Journal of information ethics 2002-10, Vol.11 (2), p.17-32
Main Authors: Peace, A. Graham, Hartzel, Kathleen S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Censorship
Chat
Citations (References)
Classrooms
Colleges & universities
Copyrights
Curricula
Distance learning
Education
Educational materials
Educational technology
Email
Ethics
Exact sciences and technology
Freedom of speech
Higher Education
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information Sources
Information superhighway
Intellectual Property
Internet
Internet access
Library and documentation centre management
Privacy
Property rights
Sciences and techniques of general use
Society
Software
Stakeholders
Students
Technology Integration
User service management
Video conferencing
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Outlines several major ethical and social concerns that face an institution in attempting to integrate "cyberspace" into its academic arena. Focuses on American universities, though the issues are relevant for all levels of education in all geographic areas. Discusses major ethical dilemmas that academic use of cyberspace may present. Identifies stakeholders and discusses the impact of Internet technology on each group. (AEF)
ISSN:1061-9321
1941-2894