The Impact of Cybercafés on the Connectedness of Children Left Behind by Overseas Filipino Workers

• Main Authors: Alampay, Liane Peña, Alampay, Erwin A, Raza, Khane S
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: public access; information and communication technologies; ICT; ICTD; migration; connectedness; Philippines; OFW; Computer Sciences; Other Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/175; https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/bitstream/handle/1773/23891/GIS_Philippines_IDS_report.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This in-depth study looks at the use of cybercafés by children of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). It determines how cybercafés function as an alternative to home internet access in terms of the internet’s function to maintain familial connectedness. The impact of using public access venues (public...