Development and validation of techno-ethical orientation scale for Indian post-millennial students
Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management
ISSN: 2053-4620
Article publication date: 5 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Post-millennial youths are well equipped with internet technology and computers since birth and find it easier to operate computers and technologies than their previous generations. With the advancement of technology, the ethical dilemma associated with its use has evolved. This paper aims to develop and validate a measurement scale for the ethical orientation of post-millennial technology usage by capturing the key factors that best describe the behavior adopted by students.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic scale development procedure was used, involving both reviews of the literature and focus group discussions to generate the items that specify the domain of this study. After generating items, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to identify latent constructs of techno-ethical orientation. Lastly, the scale was subjected to reliability and validity testing.
Findings
The study found that the techno-ethical orientation scale has five dimensions: privacy concerns, classroom behavior, accessibility dilemma, social media usage and assignment ethics. Overall, a scale comprising 17 statements was derived.
Research limitations/implications
The findings of our study attempt to augment the growing efforts to explore all facets of techno-ethics. It is probably the first attempt to develop a valid and reliable scale for the techno-ethical orientation of post-millennial.
Practical implications
This scale could be used by academicians and practitioners to assess the techno-ethical orientation of post-millennial for positive interventions.
Originality/value
This study derives a new reliable and valid scale for measuring the techno-ethical orientation of post-millennial toward technology usage.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express our sincere gratitude to the participants, subject matter experts, panelists, academicians and parents who generously gave their time and effort to make this study possible. The authors extend their appreciation to the reviewers who provided constructive feedback and helped improve the quality of this paper. Lastly, the authors would like to thank the editorial team of Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management for their support and guidance throughout the publication process.
Conflicts of interest: Shivangi Verma and Naval Garg declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Verma, S. and Garg, N. (2023), "Development and validation of techno-ethical orientation scale for Indian post-millennial students", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-05-2022-0090
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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