Awareness of Cyberethics Among Teacher Educators

Abstract

The advancement in computer and information technology demands awareness among
academia about cyberethicsto use cyberresourcesresponsibly. Thisstudy aimed to assessthe level
of awareness among teacher educators working in Colleges of Education of state of Punjab about
various aspects of cyberethics. The descriptive survey method was used to collect data. Results
revealed that no significant difference is found in accessibility of cyberspace with respect togender,
level of education and academic discipline of teacher educators. A significant difference is found in
awareness level of teacher educators regarding maintaining privacy in cyberspace and usage of
intellectual property in cyberspace with respect to gender, level of education and academic
discipline. The female teacher educators were found to be more aware than their male counterparts
to maintain privacy in cyberspace; while male teacher educators having doctorate level of
education and teacher educators from discipline of science were more aware to follow rules and
regulations regarding usage of intellectual property in cyberspace. The results highlighted the
need of training about the cyberethics awarenessto strengthen cyberethics awarenesslevel among
teacher educators.