Navigating Challenging Digital Literacy Practices: The Settlement Experiences of Adults from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds

Autor/inn/en	Tour, Ekaterina; Creely, Edwin; Waterhouse, Peter; Pham, Xuan; Henderson, Michael; Wallace, Mary
Titel	Navigating Challenging Digital Literacy Practices: The Settlement Experiences of Adults from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 73 (2023) 4, S.422-441 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tour, Ekaterina) ORCID (Creely, Edwin) ORCID (Waterhouse, Peter) ORCID (Pham, Xuan) ORCID (Henderson, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/07417136231180867
Schlagwörter	Digital Literacy; Land Settlement; Adults; Migrants; Refugees; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Second Language Learning; English Language Learners; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Siedlungsraum; Migrantin; Flüchtling; Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Australien
Abstract	Digital literacies are critical for adults from migrant and refugee backgrounds as they settle in a new country. However, institutions, leaders, and teachers often feel uncertain about how to teach digital literacies. Using the notions of digital literacy practices and assemblages, this article reports on a qualitative case study and explores how 30 adults from migrant and refugee backgrounds navigated challenging digital literacy practices related to settlement in Australia. This research found that to deal with challenges, the participants brought together different personal, social, material, symbolic, temporal, and spatial resources. However, sometimes the required resources were not available, which constrained the participants' practices. Some participants were aware of the need to find new solutions but they often did not know how this might be done. In contrast, some participants were reluctant to take a risk. The article concludes with implications for EAL practice by suggesting strengths-based pedagogies for digital literacies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01