El papel de la familia en la construcción de la competencia digital

  1. Esther Martínez-Piñeiro 1
  2. Esther Vila Couñago 1
  3. Adriana Gewerc Barujel 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España
Journal:
RISTI: Revista Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação

ISSN: 1646-9895

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 28

Pages: 1-13

Type: Article

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Abstract

Young people’s digital competence develops beyond school; family and friends are learning agents. A study was carried out on the role of the family in building the digital competence of twelve-year-old children in households with different cultural capital, through case studies, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. We highlight the different use and meaning of technology: in families with high cultural capital they occupy a secondary role -in the value they attach to it and the time they devote to it-, since their status does not depend on the mastery of ICTs; in low-level families they are seen as a means of access to information and knowledge and there are hardly any rules that limit their use, and in mid-level families -with guidelines that regulate them- they are perceived as an instrument for social advancement.