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Publication Date: 2010-Mar
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ICT Use among 13-Year-Old Swedish Children
Samuelsson, Ulli
Learning, Media and Technology, v35 n1 p15-30 Mar 2010
Swedish children have grown up in a digital culture, but have internalized information and communication technology (ICT) in different ways and gained most of their knowledge by peer-based learning. The aim of this study is to give an empirical understanding of patterns of ICT use among Swedish children. The data are collected through a survey including all 13-year-old children in a municipality (N = 256). The results show that all children have access to ICT but they use it in various ways. The children's use of ICT differs in both qualitative and quantitative ways, but there is a lack in basic computer skills as well as seriousness about ICT use as a tool for education and learning. These findings should be seen in relation to Sweden's ranking as a mature e-society, and at the same time, the Swedish National Agency for Education asking for more explicit national strategies and guidelines for ICT use in the educational system. (Contains 9 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Municipalities, Peer Influence, Adolescents, Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes, Questionnaires, Student Surveys, Use Studies, Information Technology, Computer Literacy, Access to Computers, Computer Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Computer Uses in Education, Leisure Time
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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