Italian University Students and Digital Technologies: Some Results from a Field Research

Designing and validating the methodology for the Internet assessment of fish consumption at a university setting

“…However, a study carried out with 1,186 college students in Italy aimed to understand the use of new technologies, using techniques based on quantitative and qualitative approaches, which included an administrative questionnaire applied through the Internet, showed that there is discrimination between the generations regarding the use of the Internet to search for information. Therefore, other actions should be taken when reaching, through online surveys, groups that have different positions regarding the Internet use (Ferri et al, 2009). Therefore, the comparison between the conventional methodologies with the interview in paper and the online questionnaire shows that there are similarities in the data analyses and in the psychometric properties, which indicate the positive use of the Internet for this purpose (Ferri et al, 2009).…”

“…Therefore, other actions should be taken when reaching, through online surveys, groups that have different positions regarding the Internet use (Ferri et al, 2009). Therefore, the comparison between the conventional methodologies with the interview in paper and the online questionnaire shows that there are similarities in the data analyses and in the psychometric properties, which indicate the positive use of the Internet for this purpose (Ferri et al, 2009). Online surveys to collect data on dietary assessment, for instance, seem promising due to the positive cost-effective relation (Hanning et al, 2009;Boeckner et al, 2002).…”

University Students and Technologies

“…This study, now in its third edition (Ferri et al, 2010;2012) was conducted during the 2011-2012 academic year. Similarly to the previous editions, it involved a quantitative survey of the population of undergraduate students enrolled on basic degree programmes at Milano-Bicocca University.…”

“…Finally, in relation to year of birth, the students born between 1986 and 1992 made up over 90% of the sample. The participants, in relation to the time period over which personal computers and Internet access were introduced and became widespread in Italy, were members of a generation that "bridges" that of the digital immigrants, firmly located in the Gutenberg Galaxy, and that of the digital natives (Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005), who have been used from birth to interacting with an environment in which information technology is an integral part of everyday life Ferri et al, 2010).…”

Perspectiva do consumidor perante produto proveniente da cadeia produtiva de tilápia do Nilo rastreada (Oreochromis niloticus) consumo de pescado e qualidade de vida

“…Todavia em pesquisa realizada com 1,186 estudantes universitários na Itália para compreender como se dá o uso de nova tecnologias, utilizandose de técnicas baseada em abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas, que incluiu um questionário administrado através da intranet e série de grupos focais, indicou que há uma divisão entre as gerações no que se refere ao uso da internet para busca do conhecimento. Nesse sentido outras ações devem ser contempladas quando pretende-se atingir, por meio de pesquisas online, grupos diferenciados no conhecimento dessa ferramenta (FERRI et al, 2009). Foi enviado e-mail aos estudantes, servidores e docentes dos Campi USP convidando à participação voluntária.…”