The digital divide: implications for the eSafety of children and adolescents

被引:15
作者
Zilka, Gila Cohen [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Dept Teaching Social Sci & Commun, IL-5290002 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Achva Acad Coll, Children Risk, Yinon, Israel
关键词
eSafety; cyberbullying; digital divide; children; adolescents; disadvantaged populations; e-readiness; INTERNET; ONLINE; GENDER;
D O I
10.1504/IJTEL.2019.10017225
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 [教育学原理];
摘要
The digital divide is the gap between those who are digitally literate and those who are not, between those who do and do not have access to digital environments. The implications of the divide for the eSafety of children and adolescents are the topic of this paper. Three hundred forty-five Israeli children and adolescents participated in this mixed-method study. Safe browsing was found to be affected by the digital divide. Children and adolescents who have digital equipment at home displayed higher eSafety skills and computer literacy than did children who have no digital equipment or those who have only few such devices. Lack or limited access to a digital environment results in absence of eSafety skills and lower computer literacy. As a result, these children are at higher risk of being cyberbullied than are children with access to digital environments and those who have better eSafety skills.
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页码:20 / 35
页数:16
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