The Arab Digital Generation's Engagement with Technology: The Case of High School Students in the UAE

Autor/inn/en	Alaleeli, Sara; Alnajjar, Ahmed
Titel	The Arab Digital Generation's Engagement with Technology: The Case of High School Students in the UAE
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Science Education, 10 (2020) 1, S.159-178 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alaleeli, Sara) ORCID (Alnajjar, Ahmed)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2014-5349
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Information Technology; Incidence; Generational Differences; Computer Use; Technological Literacy; Social Media; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Leisure Time; Internet; Media Literacy; Foreign Countries; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Informationstechnologie; Vorkommen; Technisches Wissen; Soziale Medien; Bildungsreform; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Telekommunikationstechnik; Freizeit; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Ausland; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	This paper investigated the extent to which senior high school students who typified the profile of the Arab Digital Generation (ADG) engaged with technology while outside the school. Data was collected using a questionnaire that measured the extent of the students' engagement with digital technologies and their perceived media literacy. The results showed that the students had a lower frequency of engagement with digital devices for advanced purposes. Moreover, the results on the ADG and their media use patterns reflect an age characterized the generational change of technological practices and the dynamic stream of technological innovation that has occurred during the digital revolution. Given technology's established position in the lives of the ADG, knowledge on the extent of technology use and the potential social and psychological implications of plasticity can and should be harnessed to stimulate greater positive engagement of the students in a digital economy and by extension, the entirety of the UAE society. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01