ERIC Number: EJ1215792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Educating Digital Citizens through Curricular Incorporation: A South African Solution to Information Poverty
Cassells, Laetitia; Dlamini, Nolwandle Nono
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, v15 n3 Article 2 p11-29 2019
With the increased focus on e-education and closing the digital divide through access to ICT's in South Africa, foundation and secondary school curricula are increasingly becoming the location for ICT integration. There is however no overt focus on introducing digital wellness and digital citizenship education information into the curriculum, leaving students vulnerable in terms of information seeking, use, and production even with infrastructure access being available. This treats the problem of the digital divide in South Africa as a purely access-based issue, ignoring the influence of information poverty and digital citizenship on the digital divide. Through examining the existing curriculum this article attempts to suggest a possible integration of these topics within the existing curricular structure.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Secondary School Curriculum, Technology Integration, Information Seeking, Information Literacy, Access to Information, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Ethics, Citizenship, Computer Mediated Communication, Technological Literacy, Guidelines, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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