Research Institute of Culture, Art and Communication Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Journal of Culture-Communication Studies 2008-8760 23 59 2022 09 23 Identify and evaluate strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace Identify and evaluate strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace 151 171 145510 10.22083/jccs.2022.286237.3362 FA Parvaneh Faramarziani PhD student in the field of communication, science and research department, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. B_ansari@sbu.ac.ir Baqer Ansari Associate Professor, Department of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran B_ansari@sbu.ac.ir(Corresponding Author), B_ansari@sbu.ac.ir Muhammed Soltanifar Associate Professor, Communication Department, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. msoltanifar@yahoo.com 0000-0003-1006-8298 َafsaneh Mozafari Assistant Professor, Communication Department, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. a.mozaffari@srbiau.ac.ir 0009-0004-8975-5342 Journal Article 2021 05 14 The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a conceptual model of strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace in two qualitative-quantitative methods. After reviewing the background and theoretical concepts of the research, using the qualitative method of in-depth interviews with 18 experts in the field of communication, law and psychology with purposive probability sampling method, the research data reached theoretical saturation, interpreted using thematic analysis and model A concept was created. The research findings showed six comprehensive themes and 17 organized themes as the main branches of strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace, which include: social (social environment), cultural (culture-building), legal (legislation, preparation requirements). Consent, access requirements), educational (media literacy, content production, critical thinking, formal education, knowledge management, development of literacy and thought), economic (investment) management (technical requirements, policy, training, organizational security, support Institutional). In the quantitative section, in order to fit the model, a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among 160 child specialists and activists who were selected by relative sampling method and Morgan-Krejcie formula. The descriptive findings of the quantitative part showed that the total index of the solutions is at a desirable level and the inferential findings of the quantitative part of the research using factor analysis showed that the reproduced model has the necessary fit. The conceptual model used in the formulation of strategies and laws necessary for policy-making and planning to protect the privacy of children in cyberspace.. The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a conceptual model of strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace in two qualitative-quantitative methods. After reviewing the background and theoretical concepts of the research, using the qualitative method of in-depth interviews with 18 experts in the field of communication, law and psychology with purposive probability sampling method, the research data reached theoretical saturation, interpreted using thematic analysis and model A concept was created. The research findings showed six comprehensive themes and 17 organized themes as the main branches of strategies to protect children's privacy in cyberspace, which include: social (social environment), cultural (culture-building), legal (legislation, preparation requirements). Consent, access requirements), educational (media literacy, content production, critical thinking, formal education, knowledge management, development of literacy and thought), economic (investment) management (technical requirements, policy, training, organizational security, support Institutional). In the quantitative section, in order to fit the model, a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among 160 child specialists and activists who were selected by relative sampling method and Morgan-Krejcie formula. The descriptive findings of the quantitative part showed that the total index of the solutions is at a desirable level and the inferential findings of the quantitative part of the research using factor analysis showed that the reproduced model has the necessary fit. The conceptual model used in the formulation of strategies and laws necessary for policy-making and planning to protect the privacy of children in cyberspace.. https://www.jccs.ir/article_145510_1fafca6a8a02a879852feb787cdc83bb.pdf