New Literacies at the Digital Divide: American Indian Community Computing

Autor/in	Betts, J. David
Titel	New Literacies at the Digital Divide: American Indian Community Computing
Quelle	In: Journal of American Indian Education, 48 (2009) 1, S.37-62 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8731
Schlagwörter	Participant Observation; American Indians; Computer Literacy; Computer Assisted Instruction; Grants; Federal Programs; Rural Areas; American Indian Education; Questionnaires; Attendance; Interviews; After School Programs; Student Attitudes; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teilnehmende Beobachtung; American Indian; Indianer; Computerkenntnisse; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Fragebogen; Anwesenheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study is about a community computing lab established by a U.S. Department of Commerce grant to bridge the Digital Divide in a rural Arizona American Indian community, a project called "Native Connection" (a pseudonym). This paper describes the process of integrating new literacies associated with a high-tech computer lab into the life of a small traditional community. Cultural Historical Activity Theory frames the dynamic interconnected elements of the lab: the participants, their purposes, the tools, and the community. Data were collected via questionnaires, interviews and participant observation over most of the year. Findings demonstrated a steady increase in attendance and acceptance of the lab as part of the neighborhood, growth in after school lab activities of youth, and the beginnings of new literacy learning by lab users. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Indian Education. Arizona State University, College of Education, P.O. Box 871311, Tempe, AZ 95287-1311. Tel: 480-965-6292; Web site: http://jaie.asu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10