An Exploratory Study about the Influence of the Web 2.0 on Digital Education of Socially Vulnerable Youths
Author(s) -
Fabricio O. Araújo,
Gilderlânio Santana de Araújo,
Maria Cilene S. Lima
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anais do ... simpósio brasileiro de informática na educação/anais do simpósio brasileiro de informática na educação
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
eISSN - 2316-6533
pISSN - 2176-4301
DOI - 10.5753/cbie.sbie.2015.1284
Subject(s) - exploratory research , process (computing) , computer science , qualitative research , digital divide , web application , world wide web , knowledge management , psychology , internet privacy , sociology , the internet , social science , operating system
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study with socially vulnerable youth with the aim of analyzing the implications of Web 2.0 to the digital education of these people. The methodology is based on a framework of practices in qualitative research. The results demonstrate that Web 2.0 has important implications along digital education process of youths who faces digital divide, enabling the development of informational capabilities of these individuals.
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