Young users and the digital divide: Readers, participants or creators on Internet?

Sonia Ballano, Ana Cynthia Uribe, Rosa Àuria Munté-Ramos

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Abstract

This article analyses how young people, parents and teachers perceive the uses of digital tools and environments made by those known as digital natives. The research combines analysis of an extensive bibliography on the subject with the results of field research based on 30 focus groups, involving 120 youngsters and 60 adults in five Spanish cities, within the framework of a national study. The results show that while adults consider that young people use technological tools in complex ways directed towards content creation, teenagers perceive themselves as mainly readers and participants on the Net.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-155
Number of pages9
JournalCommunication and Society
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Digital divide
  • Digital natives
  • Internet
  • Participation
  • Social networks
  • Young users

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