ERIC Number: EJ1224630
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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New Literacies in Participatory Cultures: The Assumption of Trust
Marsh, Valerie L.; Hoff, Martha J.
E-Learning and Digital Media, v16 n5 p393-412 Sep 2019
New literacies research and theory touts the advantages of participatory cultures where youth collaborate, connect, and share knowledge. However, these practices assume a certain level of trust. With a lens that combines sociological theories of trust and a new literacies theory of participatory culture, this paper draws on two studies of youth literacies practices. The participants represent urban and suburban as well as online and offline contexts. Findings bring to bear the centrality of trust to decisions and choices when participating in these communities, pushing research to consider trust and mistrust more thoroughly when theorizing benefits of participatory cultures.
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Adolescents, Multiple Literacies, Communities of Practice, Adolescent Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Sharing Behavior, Learner Engagement, English Instruction, High School Students, Handheld Devices, Public Schools, Minority Group Students, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Student Participation, Social Media, Privacy
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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