Gender and cultural differences in Internet use: A study of China and the UK
ARTICLE
Nai Li, Gill Kirkup
Computers & Education Volume 48, Number 2, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
This study investigates differences in use of, and attitudes toward the Internet and computers generally for Chinese and British students, and gender differences in this cross-cultural context. Two hundred and twenty Chinese and 245 British students’ responses to a self-report survey questionnaire are discussed. Significant differences were found in Internet experience, attitudes, usage, and self-confidence between Chinese and British students. British students were more likely to use computers for study purposes than Chinese students, but Chinese students were more self-confident about their advanced computer skills. Significant gender differences were also found in both national groups. Men in both countries were more likely than women to use email or ‘chat’ rooms. Men played more computer games than women; Chinese men being the most active games players. Men in both countries were more self-confident about their computer skills than women, and were more likely to express the opinion that using computers was a male activity and skill than were women. Gender differences were higher in the British group than the Chinese group. The present study illustrates the continued significance of gender in students’ attitudes towards, and use of computers, within different cultural contexts.
Citation
Li, N. & Kirkup, G. (2007). Gender and cultural differences in Internet use: A study of China and the UK. Computers & Education, 48(2), 301-317. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/66688/.
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Keywords
- Access to Computers
- Attitude Measures
- attitudes
- case studies
- Computer Attitudes
- computer literacy
- computer mediated communication
- Computer Uses in Education
- Cross-cultural issues
- Cultural Context
- Cultural Differences
- Foreign Countries
- Gender
- gender differences
- internet
- Self Esteem
- student attitudes
- Student Surveys
- The Internet
- Usage Patterns
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