ABSTRACT of Thesis by
Lorraine Busuttil & Rainer Bezzina

The principal aim of the dissertation is to research the usefulness and effectiveness of Internet content filters in secondary schools. The work sets out with some details about Internet content filters, and presents the major threats that students may face while using the Internet. The type of Internet access currently in use in a range of State, church and private secondary schools has been studied, and is therefore presented. Research was carried out through a number of interviews with Computing teachers. An evaluation of the effectiveness of Internet filtering is given, and some alternative solutions are presented. Finally, guidelines for schools to develop their own acceptable Internet use policy are suggested.