Young people and ICTs in developing countries

Halewood, Naomi; Kenny, Charles

doi:10.1002/itdj.20093

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“…The situation in the developing world is also poorly researched at present. Halewood and Kenny (2008) draw similar conclusions to those of Buckingham and Livingstone. Much needs to be done to get even a basic picture of usage and potential.…”

Section: Methods and Methodologysupporting

confidence: 85%

The realities of researching alongside virtual youth in late modernity creative practices and activity theory

Sclater

Lally

2013

Journal of Youth Studies

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Young people's use and understanding of the Internet is still under-researched. We argue that researching alongside young people in technological settings (a virtual world on the Internet in this paper) is a complicated nexus of conceptual, methodological and theoretical challenges. We argue that these are in dialectical, and sometimes incoherent, relationships with the realities of research processes and young people's lived experiences with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The Economic and Social Research Council/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESRC/EPSRC)-funded Inter-Life Project developed a 'Virtual Research Community' in Second Life™ to investigate how young people can work creatively to develop their own agency and subjectivities. We reflect on these challenges as they articulated with the 'Inter-Life' Project's aims. They include the need for more empirical evidence of the realities of young people's lives with ICTs, and for re-theorisation of their subjectivities in ICT settings. We interrogate the challenges of participatory research in such settings and the role of creative practices and virtual spaces in finding a voice and being a participatory researcher. In the second part, we illustrate the realities of researching in a virtual world through the lived experience of young people who worked with us. We also explore how activity theory (AT) might assist in the methodological and analytical work of researching young people's creativity in a virtual world.Keywords: ICTs; new technologies; activity theory; virtual worlds; participatory research; creative practices; research community All people need to do is sit back, shut up and shop, and let markets and technologies work their magical wonders … these claims should be regarded with the utmost scepticism.…when one takes a close look at the political economy of the contemporary global media and communications industries, we can cut through much of the mythology and hype surrounding our era, and have the basis for a much more accurate understanding of what is taking place… to organise effectively for social justice and democratic values. (McChesney 2001, 2-3)

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The realities of researching alongside virtual youth in late modernity creative practices and activity theory

Sclater

Lally

2013

Journal of Youth Studies

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“…swimming and diving in polluted rivers, which might then affect their health). In line with Gannone (2008) and Halewood and Kenny (2008), the younger generation may also have less interest in rivers as they are more attached to advanced technologies such as the Internet, computers and mobile phones, which better fit their needs and interests, particularly when it comes to entertainment. Young people in Malaysia are heavy users of the Internet, with almost one-fifth using the Internet daily, and almost a quarter using it four to five times a week.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Gannone (2008) and Halewood and Kenny (2008) have stated that the younger generation are more attached to advanced technologies such as the Internet, computers and mobile phones, which better fit their needs and interests, particularly when it comes to entertainment and this might be the probable example of why they expressed a less interest on the river. R3 seem to agree with this by stating.…”

Section: Influence Of Advance Technologymentioning

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Relationship to the River: The Case of the Rural Communities Residing Beside the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers

Samah¹,

Yassin²,

Hamzah³

et al. 2013

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The present study attempts to identify the views of the rural community living near to Tembeling-Pahang-Muar river, regarding their relationship with the river. This study is qualitative in nature: a total of three focus group discussions were conducted among selected villagers from Kuala Tembeling, Kuala Tahan and Kundang Hulu villages. Four themes emerged from the analysis, namely sources of income, mode of transportation, less appreciation among the younger generation for the river, and the need for river development. Through the identification of this data, it is a hope that a broader understanding of the relationship between the local community and the river could facilitate river development programmes and strategies.

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“…Villages with young populations have potentially large markets for RICTOs. Halewood and Kenny (2007) argued that young people are a more globalized group, thanks in part to the greater spread of ICT, and their youth itself is another advantage when it comes to adopting modern technologies. They added that broadcast technologies can be particularly useful tool in both formal and continuing education, and the Internet may have a considerable role in vocational and further education.…”

Section: Special Attention Should Be Paid To the Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The influence of telecenters on rural life and their success correlates: Lessons from a case study in Iran

2014

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Young people and ICTs in developing countries

Cited by 19 publications

References 10 publications

The realities of researching alongside virtual youth in late modernity creative practices and activity theory

The realities of researching alongside virtual youth in late modernity creative practices and activity theory

Relationship to the River: The Case of the Rural Communities Residing Beside the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers

The influence of telecenters on rural life and their success correlates: Lessons from a case study in Iran

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