ROLE OF TEACHER IN CONSCIENTISING CHILD ABUSE OVER INTERNET
(Article contains information about conscientization- meaning, history, statistics about child abuse over internet, and the role of teacher in conscientising child abuse over internet) "Some 80% of children in 25 countries report feeling in danger of sexual abuse or e xploitation online.” -UNICEF (2022) The past decade has seen rapid development and tremendous growth in the use of electronic, computer-based communication and information sharing via the “internet”. Defined as a “decentralized, self-maintaining series of links between computer networks”, the internet operates throughout much of the world. The speed at which society has adopted this technology, its spread internationally, and its significant penetration into work, school, and family life, have been described by some as a “revolution”. The use of the internet promises many benefits for society, by circumventing ...