Access and Use of Traditional and Internet Media by Secondary School Children in Mumbai, India

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the pattern of access and use of different conventional and Internet media by senior secondary students. This survey study on access and use of media by students is the first of its kind in Mumbai. The respondents were from 9th grade to 12th grade students of 4 different schools in the city. Results suggested that most of the students use Internet for searching information related to their subject curriculum.