Internet access in high school students in Ecuador

In Ecuador and other Latin American countries, although the digital divide referring to access decreases, the gap on more complex digital literacy levels persists. This study, based on a random and stratified sample of 3,754 by provinces, representing high school students in Ecuador, aims at: a) ide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mendoza Zambrano, Damian Marilú, Tirado Morueta, Ramón, Marín Gutierrez, Isidro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Ecuador
Institución:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/2722
Acceso en línea:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2722
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:media; digital divide; internet access; digital literacy
Comunicología
medios; brecha digital; acceso a internet; alfabetización digital
Comunicación Educación
meios de comunicação; fosso digital; acesso à internet; alfabetização digital
Descripción
Sumario:In Ecuador and other Latin American countries, although the digital divide referring to access decreases, the gap on more complex digital literacy levels persists. This study, based on a random and stratified sample of 3,754 by provinces, representing high school students in Ecuador, aims at: a) identifying their Internet access capabilities (material, operational, informational knowledge and expressive use), and b) recognizing the influence of socio-demographic issues on different kind of access. The results show high levels in material and operational Internet access, in informational knowledge, and lack of expressive use. The influence of socio-demographic factors decreases at higher levels of access.