Weaving Networks: An Educational Project for Digital Inclusion

被引:5
作者
Calvo Salvador, Adelina [1 ]
Rojas, Susana [1 ]
Susinos, Teresa [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cantabria, Fac Educ, E-39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
关键词
digital exclusion; digital inclusion; digital opportunity; digital training; e-inclusion; information society; social justice; DIVIDE;
D O I
10.1080/01972240903562795
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
In this article, the authors describe the development of a digital training project aimed at groups at risk of social exclusion in the community of Cantabria, Spain. This project is in keeping with national and international policies-especially those designed by the European Union-that seek to develop an information society accessible for all citizens. They describe the results of two-and-one-half years of training activities that aim to bring certain social groups into closer contact with information and communication technology (ICT). Although the training program is based on the notion that access to technologies, as well as certain uses that can be made of them, is linked to digital and social inclusion, the authors try to avoid what some have called myths and mistaken beliefs surrounding ICT, especially the idea that more and better technology necessarily produces a society that is more in touch, more socially committed, more just, and more democratic. They believe that the ideas and dilemmas that have arisen as a result of the design, development, and assessment of the digital training project can cast light on the meaning of teaching "with," "from," and "based on" ICT.
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页码:137 / 143
页数:7
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