Publications and research programs from the ACMA
This section provides links to the following current publications and research programs from the ACMA:
Cybersmart parents: Connecting parents to cybersafety resources
The ACMA has published its study into parents’ need for cybersafety information, including the topics about which they would seek more information, and the format that they would like to receive it in.
The study is based on research undertaken by the ACMA in 2009. Research consisted of a brief qualitative phase, followed by a national telephone survey of 600 parents of children aged 4 to 17 years.
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Click and connect: Young Australian's use of online social media
The ACMA’s Click and connect research focuses on young people's use of social media, including how, why and when they encounter content, contact and privacy risks when they are online. The research was conducted in two parts—a qualitative phase and a quantitative phase.
ACMA digital media literacy research program
ACMA’s Digital Media Literacy Research Program aims to improve knowledge about digital media literacy levels in Australia, and to inform the ongoing development of consumer education and protection programs by the ACMA and its external stakeholders.
The program’s objectives are to assess the evidence base for digital media literacy and to identify possible gaps in the promotion of digital media literacy and how these might be addressed.
ACMA’s digital media literacy research program for 2008—2009 included the following research projects:
- Research into non-users and limited users
- Research into attitudes towards the use of personal information
- Media literacy players and programs in Australia
- Understanding digital media literacy development in the adult population
Media and Communications in Australian Families 2007
This major report is an in-depth study of children’s use of electronic media and the way parents mediate that use. It includes an up-to-date review of the academic research literature on the long-term influence of media on children and families.
The research considered a range of children’s leisure activities and investigated how the internet, free-to-air and subscription television, radio, mobile phones and games fit into the lives of Australian young people and families.
The research involved a representative telephone survey of parents from 751 family households across Australia, and a three-day time-use diary completed by 1,003 young people aged 8-17 years.
Media and Communications in Australian families series of short reports
This series of short research reports provide detailed analysis of particular topics from a major piece of community research commissioned by the ACMA. That research, Media and Communications in Australian families 2007, is an in-depth study of young people’s use of electronic media and the way parents mediate that use.
The research involved a representative telephone survey of parents from 751 family households across Australia, and a three-day time-use diary completed by 1,003 young people aged 8-17 years.
Australia in the Digital Economy: research report series
This series of short research reports provide detailed analysis of particular topics from a major piece of community research commissioned by the ACMA. That research, Media and Communications in Australian families 2007, is an in-depth study of young people’s use of electronic media and the way parents mediate that use.
The research involved a representative telephone survey of parents from 751 family households across Australia, and a three-day time-use diary completed by 1,003 young people aged 8-17 years.
Developments in internet filtering technologies and other measures for promoting online safety
The ACMA has prepared two reports in response to a ministerial direction received in June 2007 to investigate developments in internet filtering technologies and other safety initiatives to protect consumers, including minors, who access content on the internet. The direction requires the ACMA to report annually on its findings in this regard over three years. The third and final report will be prepared during 2009.