Internet Use: Bangladesh and Finland perspective

The main aim of this study was to identify the social and academic use of Internet by the graduate students in Finland and Bangladesh. The study was carried out using mixed approach including quantitative and qualitative techniques. However, quantitative technique has dominated this research. For selecting the respondents of this research, cluster and purposive sampling method has been applied respectively. A total of 90 students including 45 from Finland and 45 from Bangladesh were interviewed. Data was presented through simple percentage calculation and graphical representation. The results were discussed comparatively both the cases of research. The major findings were; Finnish students were more advanced of using and accessing Internet than Bangladeshi students. Almost from all dimensions, Finnish students spent more time with Internet for the social and academic affairs. In some social circumstances like health issues, religious matters, and political aspects and in academic circumstances mainly searching job Bangladeshi students use more Internet than Finnish students.

Autorentext

Md. Armanul Haque è stato professore aggiunto presso il dipartimento di Scienze dell'informazione e gestione delle biblioteche dell'Università di Rajshahi in Bangladesh. Ha conseguito un master presso l'Università di Tampere, in Finlandia. Inoltre, sta svolgendo un dottorato di ricerca sull'integrazione dell'Information Literacy nell'istruzione superiore presso l'Università del Bangladesh.