The Obstacles Hindering the Promotion of Awareness among Jordanian School Students about the Risks of Cyber-Terrorism and Educational Suggestions for Activating the Role of those Schools in Such Promotion

Abstract

This study explored the most significant obstacles hindering the promotion of awareness among Jordanian school students about the risks of Cyber-terrorism. It aimed to offer educational suggestions for activating the role of those schools in such promotion from the perspective of the students in the educational sciences faculties. It aimed to explore whether there is a significant difference- at the significance level of a=0.05- between respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to gender, major, experience in using computer applications, academic qualification, experience, and province. The researcher of the present study adopted the descriptive qualitative approach because its suits this type of study. The sample consists of 250 female and male students. It was found that the severity of the obstacles hindering the promotion of awareness among Jordanian school students about the risks of Cyber-terrorism is high from the perspective of the members of the sample. The same applies to the suggestions made for activating the role of those schools in such promotion from the perspective of the students in the educational sciences faculties. It was found that there isn’t any significant difference- at the significance level of a=0.05- between respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to gender, major, experience in using computer applications, experience and province. In the light of the study’s results, the researchers of the present study offered several recommendations. He recommends taking measures by the leaders in academic institutions to address the obstacles hindering the promotion of awareness among Jordanian school students about the risks of Cyber-terrorism. They recommend taking the suggestions mentioned in this study into consideration