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40Comunicar, 39, XX, 2012Table 3: Internet access and human development (US Census Bureau, 2009).Figure 1: Demographics.expense of Internet access and computers. Hence, thesocioeconomic status in Africa is an important predictorof how people are incorporating the Web intotheir everyday lives and even with regard to the natureof these activities.In table 3, statistics indicate a strong correlationbetween the ability of individuals in a country to adoptmedia and information literacy and the level of developmentin the same country or region. This findingsupports the statistical hypothesis between developmentand information and communication technologies.And in the second stage, a pilot study is based ona sample of UCT students, who were surveyed toquestion their knowledge, perception of the possibilities,and challenges facing media and information literacy.It is a multi-method approach mixing surveys(120 subjects) and intensive interviews. It was veryhigh response rate, as (100) respondents gave back thesurvey.In many youth circles, DC++ has become a reality,which simply means is a free and open-source,peer-to-peer file-sharing client that can be used to connectto the Direct Connect networkor to the ADC protocol.Modified versions of DC++,based on DC++’s source codewere developed for specializedcommunities (e.g. music-sharingcommunities), or in order to supportspecific experimental features(Ullner, 2008).In this initial stage of the researchapplication, a purposive non-probability samplewas drawn from students in the University of CapeTown (UCT) in different faculties among graduateand undergraduate students to engage in piracy whilebeing DC++ users 3 . The study was conducted inFigure 2: Level of Knowledge.April 2011.In figure1, findingsindicatedthat (80%) ofthe sample had access with a majority of speakingEnglish (56%), while (50%) were white from thefaculty of humanities (31%), and (26%) from thefaculty of Engineering).In figure 2, findings indicated that the majority ofthe students (46%) had moderate knowledge ofDC++, while only (15%) are in the high knowledgecategory.In figure 3, findings indicated that (61%) of the studentswere generally users. The resulted emphasizedthat only (21%) used DC++ on daily bases, while themajority (35%) used it once a month.In figure 4, findings indicated that (90%) of the studentsused unlicensed items, while (97%) of the sampleindicated that they used unlicensed items as a resultof cost reasons.In figure 5, findings projected a split between thestudents who agreed to implement any deterring(53%), while (47%) disagreed. Besides, the samplehad a divergence on the reasons for deterring as (70%)relate to person downloading, while (67%) admittedof their conscious awareness ofthe violations.The regression results of thetables have the expected signwith the exception of the opennessvariable, which has a negativecoefficient in most of the estimations.As such, the informationliteracy variables as in the case of(DC++) variable generally has a negative coefficientthat complies with the findings of many previous studiesin that regard such as that of Thompson andRushing (1999) who indicated that strengtheningpatent protection has a positive effect only in countriesthat have a high GDP per capita (above $4000.00).The results suggest an urgent need for absorptivecapacity policies among youth, by investing in educa-© ISSN: 1134-3478 • e-ISSN: 1988-3293 • Pages 35-43
41Figure 3: Number of DC++ users in relation to the frequency.tion, information and communications technology,while advocating for relevant ideas of information propertyrights.Though, findings cannot be generalized, the re -search stands out as a pilot study to set he scene withregard to media and information literacy levels of awareness,motivations and assessment among students,who are privileged elite and minority having internetaccess and skills. Themain criteria for thesample selection were:UCT students, whoaccess and use theircomputers on dailybases.information gapsthat exist as aresult of the limitedability tolocate and useeffectively theinformation inthe media toserve the disadvantaged majority.Media have to restore their original feisty, robust,fearless mission, by offering discourse that can be trustedwith a continuous process of inclusion of all societalcolors to complement the curricula that have beenbased on wrong information with the aim bridging thedigital divide.Media and information literacy not only requiresComunicar, 39, XX, 20124. DiscussionThis research hasexplored the emergenceand interpretationof ICT among younglearners in the ‘new’South Africa. Through utilising a framework of contrasting«goals» and «tools», it has sought to expose theshortcomings and contradictions in the implementationof ICT among youth as a result of either governmentlegislation and the vagueness of rhetoric targeted at theimplementation of ICT policy.Figure 5: The suitable deterring Factors.Having young students, in particular in Africa,being media literate is essential to achieve any economic,social and political development. If the youth areinformation literate, then they will be able to locateinformation and use it to acquire more skills and competencies.But one of the major problems is that incorporatingmedia and information literacy has not been put inplace policies and mechanisms to address the seriousFigure 4: Motivating Factors.gathering reams of statistics from teachers that cannotimprove literacy, but also increases the quality of teachers’time with students. In that regard, fudging the«matric pass rate» statistics annually may make certainindividuals look good but it clearly does not measureknowledge, literacy or numeracy currently.It is also verycommon in manyof the Africancountries includingSouth Africaof either not readingcarefully thestatistics, or trying to project a positive frame about thecountry that is motivated, by pride, or lack of knowledge,or even clash of interest.The different indicators emphasized the close linksand connections between the improvement of mediaand information literacy and education on one hand,and with the improvement of teacher quality and onmetrics that count on the other hand (Saleh, 2009).On the micro levels, media and information lite-© ISSN: 1134-3478 • e-ISSN: 1988-3293 • Pages 35-43
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