Selected risks of cyberspace in the transition of pupils to distance learning in Czech Republic

Abstract

Throughout the literature and across the public, today's children are often referred to as the generation of digital natives. The development of communication and information means, especially the presence of the online environment, is undoubtedly an integral part of pupils' leisure time. During the pandemic, it also inevitably became a standard part of formal education in the form of so-called distance learning. In the field of education,  it is necessary to reflect on the current changes in the social environment, to gain a deeper understanding of its current state, and at the same time to draw attention to the possible risks that cyberspace brings along. The main goal of the presented article is to name the risks of cyberspace resulting from the transition to distance education.

The main research goal is to name selected related cyberspace risks with the transition to distance learning and their potential intensity, which threatened or may continue to threaten students in the transition to this model of education. Research sub-objectives are to analyze students' awareness of their rights and obligations in the context of cyber security in distance learning and to compare the obtained data among primary and secondary school pupils.

Research and achievement of set research goals are carried out through a quantitative and qualitative approach through piloting in the form of interviews with a selected sample of students, and the use of a questionnaire survey focused on the occurrence of selected risks in cyberspace and finding out essential awareness of students' rights and obligations in cyber security.